Paralegal

Unleash Your Inner Advocate: Join the Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm Team Today!

Ready to be the backbone of our fight for justice? Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm in Baraboo, WI, is strategically expanding our support staff. We are seeking a dedicated and organized Case Manager ready to step into a rewarding and high-volume caseload.

At Pemberton Law Firm, we're not just legal professionals - we're advocates and community partners. Our mission is simple but powerful: to serve individuals who have been injured through no fault of their own with integrity, compassion, and unwavering dedication. If you're a hardworking self-starter driven by a commitment to clients and have a desire for meaningful impact, we invite you to join our growing firm.

The Opportunity: What You Will Do

This essential role is centered on managing all legal and administrative aspects of a busy plaintiff personal injury caseload, working directly with attorneys to move cases efficiently from inception to trial preparation.

Core Responsibilities

• Legal Caseload Management: Oversee and manage a high volume of personal injury cases from intake through the litigation phase. Maintain and monitor case calendars, ensuring all statutory, discovery, and litigation deadlines are met.
• Legal Document Preparation: Draft, proofread, and finalize complex legal documents, including but not limited to:
  • Discovery responses (Interrogatories, Requests for Production).
  • Motions, notices, and pleadings for attorney review.
  • Demand packages for settlement negotiations.
• Discovery & Evidence: Conduct initial factual and legal research. Organize, analyze, and summarize case-related documents, including medical records, billing statements, deposition transcripts, and insurance information. Prepare exhibit lists and trial binders.
• Client Communication & Support: Serve as a key point of contact for clients, providing regular updates on case status and addressing concerns with compassion and patience. Prepare clients for depositions and mediations.
• Coordination & Collaboration: Coordinate with medical providers, expert witnesses, opposing counsel, and insurance adjusters. Schedule and facilitate depositions, mediations, hearings, and client appointments.
• Administrative & File Management: Maintain detailed and accurate electronic and physical case files in the firm's case management system. Provide general office support, including managing correspondence and assisting with phones as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications & Ideal Fit

Required Qualifications

• Superior organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  
• Excellent legal writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• High level of professionalism, compassion, and empathy towards clients navigating difficult situations.
• Proven ability to handle a high volume of casework and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Paralegal Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience as a Paralegal or Senior Case Manager, preferably in a personal injury law firm.
• Experience with litigation cases.
• Experience with a legal case management software (e.g., FileVine, Clio, MyCase, etc.).

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a proactive self-starter who is highly motivated, reliable, and takes ownership of their work. You should demonstrate hard work, responsibility, honesty, and integrity in all your actions and interactions, and be eager to learn and grow within the firm.

Compensation & Benefits

We are committed to investing in the best talent.

• Competitive Compensation: Based on experience.
  
• Robust Benefits Package:
  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays

Work Location & Flexibility

• Location: Baraboo, WI
• Job Type: Full-Time, 40 Hours Per Week
• Work Arrangement: Ideally, we would prefer someone to be 100% on-site. However, we are open to discussing a hybrid or remote arrangement.
  
• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30AM - 5:00PM.
  • No nights, no weekends!
  
  

How to Apply

Ready to fight for justice with the Pemberton Law Firm team?

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Jacob Hooker, Human Resources Manager, via e-mail at jacob@pembertonpi.com

Accessibility Note:

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our open positions, please contact Jacob Hooker, Human Resources Manager, via e-mail at jacob@pembertonpi.com or via telephone at (608) 448-6242.

Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).