Job Title: Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal

Location: Orlando, FL 32801

Salary/Payrate: $62K-$72K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Hybrid (1-2 days WFH AFTER INITIAL 90-DAY TRAINING PERIOD)

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: No

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

Job Description

Personal Injury Litigation Defense Paralegal. The supervising attorneys handle diverse, high-exposure personal injury personal injury defense matters. This position may support multiple attorneys within the practice group, as needed.

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

• 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

Education And Experience

• Five (5) years of experience as a personal injury defense Paralegal preferred. Will not consider applicants with plaintiff experience only or with no civil litigation experience.
• Must know Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Current knowledge of changes in laws and regulations relevant to personal injury defense.
• In-depth knowledge of personal injury defense laws and procedures is preferred.
• Familiarity with ATO (Client Profiles), Juris, Lexis, and Sunbiz a plus.
• High school or equivalent (required).
• Paralegal certificate (preferred).