Asbestos Managing Paralegal
Job Description
Mass tort firm with several offices throughout the country is seeking an Asbestos Managing Paralegal. This person will sit in their Dallas office.
Schedule: 100% in office
Full benefits offered
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Case Management Paralegal (Asbestos)
Company: Full service toxic tort, pharmaceutical, and catastrophic injury litigation firm with offices in Texas, California, and New York which practices in the areas of Mesothelioma/Asbestos litigation, other toxic exposures, products liability, general pharmaceutical, opioid litigation and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases.
- 4+ years litigation experience from a medium to large-size firm in the paralegal field of plaintiffs’ personal injury and products liability litigation, required experience with mass torts.
- Experience with ordering, summarizing, and breaking down medical/billing records for paid vs. incurred calculations;
- Ability to negotiate lien reductions with providers and facilities to maximize recovery for clients;
- Strong Organization, oral and written communication, and analytical skills;
- Detail oriented, adherence to deadlines, ability to multi-task;
- Ability to learn quickly and function in a fast-paced environment;
- Draft and send assorted documents to clients, counsel and courts as needed, such as correspondence, deposition notices, contracts, briefs, motions, orders, petitions and discovery;
- Responsible for proper filing and service of all documents;
- Experienced with e-filing and e-service in multiple jurisdictions; must have experience using online file and serve portals such as Pacer, ECF, Lexis File & Serve Xpress, TxFile.gov, etc.
- Experienced with managing case deadlines across multiple cases filed in different jurisdictions;
- Experienced in communicating with local counsel in other jurisdictions to get documents filed or served;
- Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision;
- Ability to work with/around various attorney personalities;
- A team player with a great attitude;
- Ability to maintain a busy caseload across multiple case types: 100-300 cases
- Experienced with a variety of computer applications and internet programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, LexisXpress File & Serve, LexisAdvance or Lexis.com (research), ECF/Pacer, Needles (client database).
- Must be able to type 40-50+ WPM
Meet The Recruiter
Isabel Swanson
Senior Legal Recruiter
I began my career as a litigation paralegal and attended law school for one year. I realized that was not the career path I wanted to take, so I started working as a legal recruiter and have been loving it for the last twenty years!
I love working at Burnett Specialists and truly enjoy the relationships I have formed with my candidates, clients, and co-workers.
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