Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Baltimore, MD 21202
Salary/Payrate: $60K–$70K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!
Work Environment: On-Site
Term: Permanent / Fulltime
Bachelor’s degree required: No
Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired
Job Description:
Our client, a small plaintiff-side firm, is seeking one highly skilled legal professional to join its Baltimore team as a Paralegal. The position will support Mass Tort and Medical Malpractice matters, seeing cases through from client intake to resolution. Candidates with relevant Personal Injury experience may also be considered.
Responsibilities:
Mass Tort and Medical Malpractice
- Manage client intake and maintain ongoing communication with clients throughout the life of each matter.
- Obtain, review, organize, and summarize medical records.
- Draft and file complaints, discovery requests and responses, and summonses.
- Complete HCA filings and manage medical authorizations for Mass Tort matters.
- File documents electronically in state and federal courts.
- Prepare dictation; training will be provided.
- Organize case files, maintain comprehensive databases, and manage deadlines.
- Support attorneys throughout the case process, from intake through resolution.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 3 years of legal support experience.
- Strong litigation background; plaintiff-side experience preferred.
- Medical Malpractice experience preferred; relevant Personal Injury experience may be considered.
- Mass Tort experience, including HCA filings, strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with medical terminology and experience handling medical record requests, reviews, organization, and summaries.
- Proficiency with state and federal e-filing procedures.
- Experience with HCA filings and medical records management.
- Experience with drafting complaints, preparing discovery, and summons preparation. Dictation experience is helpful, but training will be provided.
- Courtroom experience is not required.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet strict deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, multitasking, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with FileVine or similar case-management software is a plus.