Paralegal Personal Injury - Legal
Stafi, Honduras
Job Description
About the job
We are building up our paralegal team to work remotely in the US! As a Paralegal, you will support Attorneys in law firms by gathering, organizing and preparing various documents and files for court cases.
You may also regularly meet with attorneys, clients or other legal professionals to gather helpful details about upcoming court cases. You will prepare other legal documents, like wills, contracts, briefs, appeals and pleadings. You will perform investigations to fact-check information for different cases by searching through public records and other resources provided by clients. Paralegals are also in charge of coordinating deliveries of subpoenas and other important legal documents and forms.
Fluent English and Spanish spoken and written is a must!
If you are looking to work remotely, make a career and enjoy your journey, apply ASAP and get an initial interview scheduled.
Only resumes in English will be considered.
Requirements
A great paralegal must have excellent understanding of legal procedures and terminology. You should have good communication skills and be well-versed in documentation and reporting. Since a Paralegal’s area of operation is quite broad and can consist of many different areas, you should have some experience related to different industries. Additionally, experience in office administration is highly helpful for Paralegal positions.
Other skills and qualifications are:
- Bachelor degree in law
- Experience with court processes, court filing, e-files, and specific formats for filing
- Mapping processes, they will handle paperwork during lawsuits with specific timelines
- Schedule responses, and collect initial data that goes into these responses
- Discovery process and collect information from clients
- Client communication - form letters as part of routine
- Maintaining a schedule with people involved in cases simultaneously. Dates have to be scheduled
- Working knowledge legal database software
- Knowledge and experience in US forms related to your industry
- Experience in preparing legal reports
- Experience in drafting motions and briefs
- Personal injury knowledge
- Understanding of medical terminology, common injuries, and basic human anatomy.
- Interviewing and screening prospective clients.
- Preparing witnesses and clients for depositions.
- Scheduling travel logistics for one or more attorneys.
- Transcribing legal documents.
- Juvenile Cases
- Waivers