Position: Paralegal
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 48hrs/week EST (TBD with client)
Salary Range: 1000 – 1800 USD
About the company:
We have been proudly serving residents of the Bronx community for over 40 years. Practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Slip & Fall cases, Motor Vehicle Accidents, and Premises Liability.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Function as an assistant to the existing paralegals and legal officers
- Drafting, review, preparation, and processing of legal documents
- Summarize medical records, create treatment /event timelines and chronological medical summaries
- Submit the filled-up application forms for checking by the Supervisor
- Filing of these documents with U.S. government agencies
- Monitoring, coordination, and updating clients on the status of application filed
- Discussion with client and U.S. government agencies
- Establishment and proper maintenance of each client record, and files
- Legal Research
- Other job-related duties, as may arise from time to time
- A fast and reliable internet connection (at least 100 mbps)
- Working back-up internet connection (mobile data not included)
- In-home office setup including Windows Computer (including webcam) with the most recent version of MS Office installed (all programs; Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- No less than 8 GB RAM
- Minimum of Intel Core i5 processor or equivalent.
- Adobe Acrobat Pro or any PDF editor
- Note: Mac does not support some of the required applications needed for the role
Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of experience as a paralegal or in a similar role
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong writing skills and can adapt to changes
- Strong communication skills
- Willing to stay in the company for 3 years or more
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields preferred
