Paralegal/Personal Injury

Our client, a law firm with locations in Plainfield, Hackensack and Perth Amboy is looking for a Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join their Personal Injury team. This would be full time, temp to perm position.  Monday-Friday, with hourly pay of $30-34, depending on experience.

The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following:

1. Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
2. Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
3. Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
4. Open and close files.
5. Manage a caseload of up to 80.
6. Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial.
7. Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
8. Compose e-mails, respond to correspondence timely.
9. Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
10. Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
11. Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
12. Answering inquiries from potential new clients.

The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:

1. At least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
2. Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
3. Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office
4. Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Dropbox
5. Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing a must.
6. Excellent administrative and organizational skills
7. Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
8. Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced office setting.

Please forward resume for immediate consideration at https://www.jjstaff.com/apply-now/

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