Personal Injury Paralegal

• This position is an inoffice position from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with some ability for flexible scheduling and occasional work from home potential.
  
• Relocation Assistance: No Relo this needs to be a candidate in the Western Suburbs of Chicago or slightly west of Geneva Illinois (Kendall County DeKalb County). No one in the city.
  

• Draft routine legal documents for review and use by attorneys.
  
• Draft settlement demands.
  
• Draft complaints answers to affirmative defenses and other pleadings.
  
• Draft discovery requests and responses.
  
• Critically review discovery responses records and other evidence.
  
• Consistently communicate with clients.
  
• Intake and evaluate potential personal injury clients.
  
• Work to obtain evidence including medical records medical bills wage information police reports witness statements and more.
  
• Review and summarize medical records and bills.
  
• Maintain case and firm calendars.
  
• Assist with deposition preparation and exhibit organization.
  
• Organize evidence for trial.
  
• Assist with selection of and coordination with expert witnesses.
  
• Prepare and file court documents in state and/or federal courts.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree preferred.
  
• 5 years of experience as a paralegal in a personal injury firm.
  
• Experience with efiling process in Illinois.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• High attention to detail.
  
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks at once.
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  

Benefits

• 401(K)
  
• Medical Insurance