Russell Tobin
Senior Recruiter at Russell Tobin subsidiary company of Pride Global
We seek a Personal Injury Paralegals to join our clients team in Plainfield, NJ and Freehold, NJ.
Role will be a hybrid schedule.
The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following:
Have experience supporting Prelitigation and Litigation in Personal Injury arena dealing with car accidents, slip and falls, mass torts, sexual assaults, or product liability.
Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
Open and close files. (Medical records, police reports, and more)
Interact and contact existing clients daily.
Manage a caseload of up to 80.
Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.
Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.
Compose e-mails and correspondence.
Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
Answering inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination with New Client Team).
Conduct research as needed.
Maintain case status notes in our case management system.
The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:
High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
Possess at least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office
Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.
Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing- prefer not required
Excellent administrative and organizational skills
Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced (hybrid) office setting.
Salary :- $65000- $80000 Yearly
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Legal Services, Law Practice, and Courts of Law
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Role will be a hybrid schedule.
The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following:
Have experience supporting Prelitigation and Litigation in Personal Injury arena dealing with car accidents, slip and falls, mass torts, sexual assaults, or product liability.
Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
Open and close files. (Medical records, police reports, and more)
Interact and contact existing clients daily.
Manage a caseload of up to 80.
Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.
Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.
Compose e-mails and correspondence.
Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
Answering inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination with New Client Team).
Conduct research as needed.
Maintain case status notes in our case management system.
The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:
High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
Possess at least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office
Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.
Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing- prefer not required
Excellent administrative and organizational skills
Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced (hybrid) office setting.
Salary :- $65000- $80000 Yearly
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Legal Services, Law Practice, and Courts of Law
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