Personal Injury Paralegal Job at Elgen Staffing, Plainfield, NJ

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  • Elgen Staffing
  • Plainfield, NJ

Job Description

Our client, a prominent law firm with offices throughout New Jersey, has an immediate need for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal, to join their winning team in Plainfield.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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.

Manage a caseload of up to 80.

Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial.

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.

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.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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

Advanced in working with a case management system, SmartAdvocate, Filevine, Needles.

Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Dropbox

Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing

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 office setting.

Please apply today to be one of the first people considered for this position!

Elgen Staffing is the fastest growing staffing agency in New Jersey. With a deep understanding of today's hiring trends and technologies we have the ability to leverage the most effective recruiting methods to find the best candidates across numerous markets and industries and place them into the appropriate position successfully. Please allow us to help you find your dream job today!

Elgen Staffing

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Immediate start,

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