Remote Raven
Medical Malpractice Paralegal
RemotePhilippines, Kenya only· UTC-7…UTC-7
- Employment
- Full-time
$8+/hr
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Experienced Medical Malpractice Paralegal with 3+ years in personal injury, medical malpractice, or complex civil litigation. Must have strong understanding of civil litigation, hands-on experience with medical records, and ability to create detailed medical chronologies. This is a full-time, 100% remote role requiring a private home workspace.
Required skills
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Excel
Optional skills
FilevineSmartAdvocateLitifyNeedlesProLawMyCaseClioAdobe Acrobat
Required languages
English Excellent
What you'll do
- 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.
- Research and gather information regarding healthcare providers, facilities, procedures, and relevant medical issues.
- Assist with legal research and factual investigation as directed by attorneys.
- 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.
- Coordinate the collection of medical records, employment records, insurance information, photographs, and other evidence.
- Prepare case summaries, factual chronologies, witness summaries, and litigation-related materials.
- Draft and prepare 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.
- Maintain organized electronic and physical case files.
- Assist attorneys in identifying and coordinating medical experts and other litigation experts.
- 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.
- Enter and maintain accurate case information in the firm’s case-management system.
- Monitor case expenses, medical liens, settlement documentation, and other financial or administrative matters.
- Communicate professionally with clients, medical providers, experts, opposing counsel, insurance representatives, and other parties.
- Maintain regular communication with clients regarding case-related administrative matters.
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding client information, medical records, attorney work product, and privileged communications.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
What they require
- 3+ years of paralegal experience, preferably in personal injury, medical malpractice, or complex civil litigation.
- Strong understanding of the civil litigation process and case management.
- Hands-on experience reviewing and organizing large volumes of medical records.
- Demonstrated ability to create clear, detailed medical chronologies.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities.
- Strong attention to detail, including the ability to identify inconsistencies or missing information in records.
- Ability to manage multiple complex cases and competing deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- A private home workspace and a dedicated computer that is not shared with anyone else, with reliable internet and a backup connection.
- Preferred: Paralegal certificate, or relevant education in law, legal management, nursing, or a health-related field.
- Preferred: Direct medical malpractice, personal injury, or complex civil litigation experience.
- Preferred: Medical record review and medical chronology preparation as a primary duty rather than an occasional task.
- Preferred: Experience with legal case-management and document-management software.
- Preferred: Familiarity with electronic court filing systems and litigation-support technology.
- Preferred: Expert witness coordination.
- Preferred: Discovery and document production.
- Preferred: Deposition, mediation, and trial preparation.
- Preferred: Legal research.
Benefits
- 100% remote work
- Full-time role
- Long-term engagement
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