Paralegal
General Areas of Responsibility
To assist the attorney in maintaining all client files from assign date to resolution of the case.
Direct Supervisor
Attorney
Reporting Responsibilities
Paralegal Dashboard
Specific Areas of Responsibilities
Client Management
- Contacting clients on a regular basis within guidelines set by firm for treating and non-treating clients
- Treating clients are contacted every 15 days
- Non-treating clients are contacted every 30 days
- Client calls are returned in a timely fashion
File Management
File Setup Confirming, entering, and organizing additional initial intake info into case management softwareInitial Claim Investigation / Setup - entering / obtaining sufficient insurance information to establish coverage, limits and to order initial records. Ensuring property damage, injury and other client documentation is fathered and organized in digital file.Incoming Mail- review of incoming mail via regular mail, email, or fax, for entry into case management software including scanning PDF version and saving to client's electronic folder with proper naming convention standards.Outgoing Mail- preparation of all outdoing correspondence, pursuant to attorney instruction, sent vie regular mail, email, or fax, including scanning PDF version and saving to client's electronic folder.Data Management- maintaining data entry current on all objects. Fields in case management softwareFile Progression- regular file review discussions / meetings held with attorney and leadership to ensure case plan in place to ensure file is progressing forward as well as client contact, and medical treatment maintained to client satisfaction and firm standardsSettlement Demands- drafting of settlement demands as requested by attorney, including summary of all accident-related medical treatment and expenses. attorney review / submissionMedical Management
Providers- entry of client's medical providers in case management software; medical treatment and procedures are scheduled on a timely basisRecords- medical records / bills requested in a timely manner; PDFs of medical records / bills are named properly and saved in sub-directories in Medical sub-file of client electronic fileValues-entry of client's medical expenses in case management software as the documentation is collected, including initial balance, and maintaining current balance dueMedical Summaries-medical records are reviewed and entered into medical summary and / or settlement demandCalendar
Attorney Calendar- entry of all client meetings, depositions, court appearances, trials, mediations, etc. are maintained on attorney calendar on daily basisDeadlines- entry of all deadlines are maintained on daily basis on attorney calendar including notification of Trial DepartmentDepositions- entry of all depositions maintained on daily basis on attorney calendar as well as deposition tracking fieldsLitigation
Prescription- review weekly prescription report to ensure petitions are filed on a timely basis within the firm's guidelinesPetition- draft petitions within firm guidelines for attorney review and filingDiscovery Pleadings- draft initial discovery to defendants within firm guidelines for service with initial petition; draft supplemental discovery to defendants as directed by Attorney; draft discovery responses with input of client and direction of Attorney for review and filingDiscovery Depositions- schedule and notice discovery depositions as direct by Attorney, as well as client depo prep conferences and pre-depo doctor conferencesPleadings- draft additional pleadings as requested by Attorney or Trial DepartmentDisbursals
Enter and verify outstanding balances of all medical providers, settlement specialist correctly enters lienholders.Verify all Due to Firms are accounted for in case management systemReferral counsel and prior counsel are confirmed and entered in case management systemUpdate Settlement Disbursement Report every two weeksUpon disbursement, confirm all pertinent documents are scanned in the matterWhen appropriate, send Google review link to happy client