As a Litigation Paralegal here at Ward Law Group, you will be working in a fast-paced, growing work environment where you will be responsible for delivering a world-class client experience that will make a lasting impact on our community. You will be a crucial element to the Litigation team, helping our team prepare for trial to achieve the justice and compensation our clients deserve for their personal injuries.

You will manage all the details throughout every phase of the case – from investigations to pleadings and discovery and you will work very closely with attorneys, assisting with depositions and follow ups with medical providers.

If you have great organization and time management skills, are very organized, if you are positive and goal oriented this is the perfect job for you!

Attorney duties but not limited are:

• Managing discovery and exhibits for litigation matters.
• Preparing documents for depositions, hearings, mediations and trial to assist attorneys.
• Ensure clients are regularly seeing orthopedic doctors (or specialists such as neurologists) as needed and following up no less than every 2-3 to document pain.
• Ensuring the damages/medical bills tab in our online CRM is complete and current.
• Assisting in the gathering of information for, and preparation of, discovery responses.
• Ordering of all medical records and bills.
• Includes persistent following up with requests to ensure quick receipt.
• Organization of all medical records by provider and each provider must be in chronological order.
• Ensuring the file is kept well organized, documents are named properly, and that information is kept up to date in our online system.
• Monthly courtesy calls with clients to provide updates and check in with clients to see how they are.
• Working with attorneys, paralegals, and other office staff in a professional manner.

Attorney Job Qualifications:

• Candidate must be able to speak English and Spanish fluently.
• Candidate must have (3) years minimum of experience in litigation.
• Candidate must have Professionalism and prioritization of client customer service and representation.
• Candidate must have intense research, verbal and written communication, and people skills.
• Candidate must have excellent attention to detail.
• Candidate must have the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Candidate must have the ability to work independently.

Benefits of joining The Ward Law Group:

• Salary range between $40,000 to $50,000 per year. (Based on experience)
• Working Schedule: Monday through Friday.
• EMPLOYER-PAID SEVEN (7) OBSERVED HOLIDAYS.
• Two weeks Paid Time Off Per Year.
• 401k Match.
• Employer paid 50% of United Health Care Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance.
• Life Insurance.

About The Ward Law Group:

The Ward Law Group is a family-owned law firm built upon the core values of Service, Accountability, Loyalty, Leadership, and Faith. The Ward Law Group is a fast-paced personal injury firm that strives to be the voice of accident victims focusing on the Hispanic community. The Ward Law Group’s commitment to our clients is reflected in the millions of dollars we recover for our injured clients. As a result, The Ward Law Group has become one of the fastest-growing law firms in the country, with close to 100 employees in four offices nationwide. Our team is dedicated to delivering the highest world-class service to our clients, team, and communities.

We encourage and empower our goal-oriented, persistent, and innovative team members to work towards their professional and personal goals. We celebrate them as well as they are our family!

We strive to make a difference and impact our communities with our legal service and motivated team. But don’t just take our word for it. Here are some world-class examples of our service to our community:

• We have been named 2023 Best Places to Work in South Florida!
• We exceeded 2,000 Google five-star reviews.
• We sponsor a Back-to-School donation drive for orphaned and disabled children in need at the end of every summer.
• In the spirit of holidays, we take part in annual turkey giveaways for more than 200 families during the holiday season.
• Each year for Christmas we give away hundreds of scooters and bicycles to children in need.
• Two years ago, we raised over $500,000 for Leukemia research (the third highest amount in the country for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society).
• We support orphanages, schools, and women’s shelters both domestically and in Latin and South America.
• Provide laptops and other school supplies for the “I Have a Dream Foundation”.
• We host numerous live games through different radio stations giving members of our community the chance to win money, concert tickets, and other prizes.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Litigation: 3 years (Required)
• Personal injury law: 1 year (Preferred)
• Paralegal: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)
• English (Required)

Work Location: In person