Description

Join us in the fight for what’s right!

DeMayo Law Offices is looking for a Workers' Compensation Paralegal to assist the workers’ compensation attorneys with the handling of workers’ compensation cases. This position requires prior workers’ compensation paralegal experience.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with clients to obtain information for and in preparation of discovery & litigation.
• Oversee workers’ compensation attorneys’ calendars and manage scheduling order deadlines.
• Schedule depositions and other case related events.
• Hearing preparation - hearing pleadings, exhibits, coordinate witness interviews.
• Prepare mediation submissions.
• Assist attorney in preparing drafts of legal pleadings, discovery, and discovery responses.
• Prepare affidavits and organize exhibits.
• Prepare index of unpaid medical bills &/or work with WC Case Manager in assisting with same.
• Request medical bills and medical records from medical providers as needed.
• Prepare summaries of medical records as needed.
• Review and evaluate incoming discovery and Rule 607 documentation.
• Assist attorneys in preparing settlement demand packages in preparation for mediation and for informal settlement negotiations.
• Review and organize client information and files.
• Assist attorney in drafting legal documents, completing forms, answering discovery requests, preparing for hearings & preparing responses to motions.
• Prepare files for hearings, subpoena witnesses, etc.
• Coordinate expert witnesses and investigators.
• Assist attorneys with legal research & preparing memorandums and briefs.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of two years’ paralegal experience in a workers’ compensation law firm &/or insurance defense firm (plaintiff’s side experience is preferred but not required)
• Experience working on complex workers’ compensation claims
• Outstanding interpersonal skills & ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Base life insurance paid by the firm plus supplemental option
• Short and long-term disability paid by the firm
• 401(k) with match
• PTO, plus holidays and paid volunteer time off
• Education and gym reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Statement

DeMayo Law Offices is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.