Senior Prelitigation Paralegal - Personal Injury (Hybrid)

Now offering Hybrid work schedule.

Choose from the following NJ office locations River Edge, Paramus, Edison, Ewing

We are looking for a full-time, Sr. Prelitigation Paralegal (aka Senior Prelitigation Case Manager) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have the ability to manage all prelitigation duties and handle a personal injury caseload from the intake stage up to the litigation stage.

Caseload experience can be either be NJ or NY or both. Plaintiff side preferrable.

Key Responsibilities :

• Ability to manage Personal Injury Caseload (for NJ or NJ or both)
• Caseload of 100-120 personal injury cases from intake until the case goes to litigation
• 30 days calls with clients regarding medical care, providers, notating and updating about their current treatment status - Provide excellent customer service
• Capable of independently reviewing cases, conducting investigations to gather necessary information for cases where initial claims are unsuccessful, and establishing No-Fault and Bodily Injury claims as required.
• Ability to open claims with insurance companies
• Knowledge of No-Fault applications, filing of claims / procedures, deadlines
• Knowledge of the processing of lost wage claims
• Knowledge of retrieving police reports
• Knowledge of NY personal injury threshold
• Knowledge of Motor Vehicle Indemnification Corp procedures
• Ability to set up property damage claims
• Ability to obtain Property Deeds
• Conduct Corporate Business search about premises liability claims
• Knowledge of OPRA & FOIL requests
• Knowledge of Personal Injury Statutes of Limitations NY
• Ability to accurately enter information in the Litify insurance tabs, & provider tabs about medical facilities and insurance info.
• Obtaining / documenting outstanding liens : medical liens, worker's compensation liens, etc.
• Update and maintain client information in the Litify database
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Prioritize tasks effectively and consistently meet deadlines

Qualifications :

• Qualifications :
• at least 3 years' experience as a Sr. Prelitigation Paralegal, Sr. Prelitigation Case Manager or Prelitigation Para legal or Prelitigation Case Manager
• Must have previous experience working on NJ or NY Personal Injury cases. If you have both, even better-but not mandatory.
• Strong Multitasking and time-management skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Enjoys prelitigation tasks which requires phone communication with clients, insurance companies doctor's offices and medical providers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Windows / MS Office Applications

Salary will be based on previous number of years working on NJ and / or NY Personal Injury caseloads.