What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Injury Paralegal position at KeyStaff, Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Personal Injury Paralegal
Hackensack,New Jersey
We seek a Paralegal to join our Personal Injury team. If you are
committed to winning, maximizing client recovery, and improving our client’s quality of
life, this is your place!
The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following :
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, respond to correspondence timely.
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.
The successful candidate will possess the following 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
Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Dropbox
Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing
preferred.
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.
Benefits include medical, vision, dental, FSA, life, long-term disability insurance, 401K
plan match, and paid time off policy. Bonuses, birthday lunches, holiday parties, and
picnics. We have season tickets to the New Jersey Devils if you love hockey!
We take care of our clients; they take care of us! If you want the make a difference, we
want you!
60-75K
Company Description
WWW.MYKEYSTAFF.COM
Company Description
WWW.MYKEYSTAFF.COM
Salary : $60,000 - $75,000
