Workers Comp Paralegal – 2

We are looking for a strong Workers Comp Paralegal in Columbia to join a local firm with a great, well established team. This is a plaintiff firm, but someone with defense experience in workers comp would be considered. This is a direct hire position and is salaried at around $55k for someone with around 3-5 years of experience and up to $65k for someone with 7-10 years of experience, with potentially some very minor room for negotiation depending on the qualifications of the person.

Duties:

• Handle a caseload of WC files from start to finish
• Conduct legal research to support the attorney as he prepares cases
• Draft legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings
• Communicate with clients in a timely, empathetic fashion, as well as with insurance carriers, medical providers, opposing counsel, and various municipalities
• Prepare and file legal documents via appropriate software or courts by the deadline
• Maintain calendars for the attorney

Qualifications

• Must have at least 2 years of workers comp experience, preferably recent
• Workers comp experience must have been in a role specific to workers comp (versus being a personal injury who has dabbled in workers comp)
• STRONG organization skills and great with deadlines
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, plus compassion toward the client
• Paralegal certification or degree not required, but certainly a plus
• FileVine experience a plus but not required
• Able to work in-office Monday-Friday required (work life balance is important to this company, so some remote work exceptions depending on occasional employee circumstances will be made, but these are not frequent)

Pay/Benefits

• $55-$65k/year depending on experience
• Annual reviews
• Discretionary bonuses & project bonuses
• Benefits & PTO
• 401k with yearly match