What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Paralegal – Medical Malpractice position at Wiggin and Dana LLP?
The Litigation Paralegal performs daily case management and other related tasks with supervision of attorneys.
Job Duties
The following are essential job duties and responsibilities of a Paralegal - Litigation The list is not exhaustive, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.
- Writes or drafts correspondence, reports, documents and/or other written materials.
- Maintains document control, tracking and tracing; reviews case files and/or digests trial folders, etc.
- Searches, retrieves and/or researches public and private records in accordance with applicable state and federal laws governing access to these records.
- Prepare trial or hearing materials including designing questionnaires, organizing evidence, preparing trial displays and exhibits, locating, obtaining, tracking and disseminating information/evidence, etc.
- Reviews medical records and bills and creates medical chronologies and damages summaries
- Communicates with fact and expert witnesses and schedules meetings, depositions, and trial dates
- Juggles multiple deadlines and maintains organized calendars and tracking systems to ensure compliance with deadlines
Requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Experience: 2 years of experience in the field
Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:
- Good writing and communication skills
- The ability to prioritize and work under a tight schedule
- In depth knowledge of legal terminology and principles
- Knowledge of formats for a variety of legal documents
- Knowledge of Uniform System of Citation
- Ability to perform general alphabetical and numeric filing, sorting and cross referencing
- Strong knowledge of Word
- Knowledge of Concordance or similar software
- Ability to speak clearly and articulately
- Ability to exercise discretion
- Ability to hand write clearly and legibly
- Ability to be in the office on a daily basis, working a full day
Essential Physical/Mental Demands
Physical
- Ability to sit for extended period of time.
- Ability to keyboard for extended period of time.
- Handle material and supplies up to 35 lbs. of weight
- Ability to travel to event locations and other offices
Mental
- Ability to deal with stress due to workload pressures.