Workers' Compensation Paralegal

Perez Morris is a women-owned business defense law firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with offices in Cleveland, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.  Our attorneys are licensed to practice across the country.  We pride ourselves on being good people, doing great legal work, exceptionally well.  We serve clients in industries ranging from retail to healthcare to manufacturing to transportation and logistics.  We look for self-motivated, intelligent, business-minded, diverse personnel who want to work at a firm passionate about investing in its people and in the communities where we live and work. 

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Worker’s Compensation Paralegal to join our legal team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing insight and knowledge and support to our attorneys in medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, and other personal injury litigation cases. This is a permanent position that offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Draft basic litigation filings.
• Prepare discovery documents and responses.
• Draft and facilitate subpoenas and notices.
• Coordinate depositions.
• Coordinate independent medical exams.
•  Interact with clients.
• Organize medical records, exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
• Aid attorneys’ discovery requests.
• Complex document management, including maintaining and updating files.
• Legal Research.
• Trial preparation and assisting at trial.

   Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a role as a litigation paralegal for Workers’ Compensation required.
• Strong communication skills, both orally and written, with diverse audiences.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and function as a strong contributor to the team.
• Strong skills in Microsoft applications including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, in addition to knowledge of current technologies and commitment to remain up to date with industry best practices.
• Ability to quickly learn proprietary software systems and databases.
• Legal research experience.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.
• Adaptability, willingness to learn, and self-drive to meet deadlines and add value.

This position is for our Cleveland, Ohio office.  Hours are generally 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday), but additional hours could be required as necessary.   The firm offers full benefits, including paid holidays and vacation, health care insurance, 401k and an excellent work environment. Submit your resume to Leah Mako, Director of People Operations at lmako@perez-morris.com

Perez Morris is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage and intentionally seek diverse perspective and work to foster an environment of equity and inclusion.