Plaintiff Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice Legal Assistant

Plaintiff Personal Injury/Medical MalpracticeLegal Assistant

Are you ready to start the new year with an exciting career move? Our Client, a well-established and highly respected law firm, is looking for a skilled Legal Assistant to join their team this January. With 2-3 years of experience in personal injury or medical malpractice, you’ll bring your skills to a close-knit team that genuinely values collaboration and expertise. This is your chance to make a real difference by supporting clients during life’s most challenging times. The firm offers a welcoming atmosphere, professional growth opportunities, and meaningful work that will leave you inspired in 2025. Apply now!

Salary: Up to $75K

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with lawyers, team members, clients, and other professionals to discuss assigned cases or projects
• Communicate and prepare and receive correspondence with client, counsel, experts and other professionals
• Request, obtain, review, organize, analyze and serve medical records and other productions
• Obtain, review, and organize damage information;
• Arrange for the payment of invoices pertaining to the records requests made
• Schedule discoveries, mediation and other pertinent events
• Maintain files and ensure the file is complete and updated using established firm programs and policies
• As necessary and appropriate, communicate with medical personnel and others involved in patient’s care and matter generally
• Draft legal documents including pleadings and motions, affidavits, affidavit of documents and trial records; file motions and pleadings according to judicial procedures
• Where appropriate, prepare medical chronologies
• Assist lawyers with trial preparation
• Record billable hours spent on specific cases

Qualifications

• A law clerk, legal assistant, paralegal diploma or degree is required
• 2-3+ years experience in medical malpractice and/or personal injury law
• Resourceful and solution-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication
• Ability to multitask, with flexibility to manage changing priorities and projects under time constraints
• Ability to work independently and to bring a positive team work attitude to the workplace
• Attention to detail, organization, efficiency and preparedness
• Willingness to learn from senior team members to meet our client needs
• Strong computer skills and software application proficiency

How to Apply:To apply, please forward your resume to Sabrina atsabrina@cartelinc.com

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Tagged as: Legal Assistant, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury