Medical Malpractice Paralegal

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🌐 Philippines, Kenya – Remote

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💵 $8 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💼 Paralegal

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Remote Raven

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

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Remote Raven is a company that connects businesses with highly qualified virtual assistants to fill various roles across multiple industries. They focus on providing professional, college-educated, and well-trained remote workers from the Philippines who can handle diverse tasks, including customer service, bookkeeping, digital marketing, HR, healthcare, and web development among others. Remote Raven ensures that these remote workers are fluent in English and hold relevant degrees or certifications. They offer a simple and affordable recruiting process without start-up fees, aiming to help companies streamline their staffing needs with reliable remote personnel.

📋 Description

• Assist attorneys with all phases of medical malpractice litigation, from initial case evaluation through trial and resolution • Assist with new-client intake, case investigation, and preliminary case evaluation • Obtain, organize, review, and summarize medical records, billing records, diagnostic reports, and other healthcare documentation • Prepare detailed medical chronologies and timelines identifying significant events, treatments, diagnoses, procedures, and potential deviations from the standard of care • Research and gather information regarding healthcare providers, facilities, procedures, and relevant medical issues • Assist attorneys in identifying and coordinating medical experts and other litigation experts • Prepare case summaries, factual chronologies, witness summaries, and litigation-related materials • Draft correspondence, discovery requests and responses, pleadings, notices, subpoenas, and other litigation documents under attorney supervision • Assist with discovery, including organizing documents, preparing discovery responses, reviewing productions, and tracking deadlines • Coordinate collection of medical records, employment records, insurance information, photographs, and other evidence • Maintain organized electronic and physical case files • Assist with deposition preparation, including organizing exhibits, medical records, timelines, and witness materials • Assist attorneys in preparing for mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trials • Prepare and maintain trial exhibits, exhibit lists, witness lists, deposition materials, and trial binders • Track court deadlines, discovery deadlines, expert deadlines, deposition dates, hearings, and other important case dates • Communicate professionally with clients, medical providers, experts, opposing counsel, insurance representatives, and other parties • Maintain regular communication with clients regarding case-related administrative matters • Enter and maintain accurate case information in the firm's case-management system • Assist with legal research and factual investigation as directed by attorneys • Monitor case expenses, medical liens, settlement documentation, and other financial or administrative matters • Maintain strict confidentiality regarding client information, medical records, attorney work product, and privileged communications • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of paralegal experience, preferably in personal injury, medical malpractice, or complex civil litigation • Strong understanding of the litigation process and case management • Experience reviewing and organizing large volumes of medical records • Ability to create clear and detailed medical chronologies • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities • Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies or missing information in records • Ability to manage multiple complex cases and competing deadlines • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel • Experience with legal case-management and document-management software preferred • Familiarity with electronic filing systems and litigation-support technology preferred • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion • Paralegal certificate or relevant education preferred • Experience with medical malpractice litigation, personal injury litigation, complex civil litigation, medical record review, medical chronology preparation, expert witness coordination, discovery and document production, deposition preparation, trial preparation, mediation preparation, electronic court filing, legal research, case-management software, and document-management systems is highly desirable • Must be comfortable managing multiple cases simultaneously and working under litigation-related deadlines • Strict adherence to confidentiality, privacy, data-security, and document-handling policies is required • Full-time availability • 100% remote work