Job Title: Personal Injury Litigation Defense Paralegal

Company: LHH Talent Solutions

Location: Central Florida

LHH Talent Solutions is currently seeking candidates for one of the largest law firms in Central Florida. The firm, an AV-rated through Martindale-Hubbell and has earned a respected reputation within the business and legal community as a firm that achieves results. They have been repeatedly named one of the top 100 best places to work by the Orlando Sentinel. Competitive salaries, superb benefits, and a congenial, community-oriented culture.

Summary: LHH Talent Solutions has an immediate opening for a full-time and experienced Personal Injury Litigation Defense Paralegal.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handle high volume caseload

• Anticipate discovery issues and/or potential evidentiary issues to discuss with attorney or bring to their attention

• Draft proposed discovery responses, non-party subpoenas

• Identify and prepare proposed documents for production

• Coordinate expert/attorney conferences and prepare expert packages

• Gather client documents and interrogatory verification pages

• Prepare proposed witness and exhibit lists

• Prepare proposed exhibits and proposed objections

Qualifications: LHH Talent Solutions is looking for a Paralegal who has proven abilities in these areas:

• Drafting medical chronology and timelines

• Successfully procuring non-party production

• Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

• Medical Terminology

• Medical Billing

• The basic elements of a Personal Injury Claim (liability and damages)

• Identifying facts that would support or weaken client???s liability position

• Identifying facts that would support or weaken the Plaintiff???s damage claim

• Communicating and coordinating all aspects of expert retention and preparation

• Communicating with outside vendors

• Calendaring

• Microsoft Outlook calendar management

• WestLaw and Sunbiz

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Work well under pressure/stress

• Multi-task and set priorities

• Meet deadlines

• Work well with others; communicate proactively, effectively, and in a team-spirited manner

• Work for 3 or more attorneys on multiple projects with multiple deadlines

Education and Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant Paralegal experience, required

• Hourly billing experience, required

• High School diploma or higher, preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Work Environment:

• Hybrid work arrangements may be considered after a successful onboarding period

• Must commit to on-site work during trial preparation and trial

• When in the office, this position will be assigned an office or cubicle space, dependent on space availability

Benefits:

• Health, Long-term Disability and Life-insurance fully covered by employer

• Vision, dental, and other cafeteria plan insurance available for purchase by employee

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching

• Profit-sharing

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Health savings account

• Paid time off, sick and holiday leave

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance