Personal Injury Paralegal

Company: Joye Law Firm, LLP
Location: North Charleston
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Are you a caring, compassionate professional looking to make a real impact on people's lives? The type of person that takes pride in their work and performance? Someone with a deep sense of community and desire to help others? If this sounds like you, then keep reading. We may have the perfect career for you!
Joye Law Firm is looking for smart, capable people to join our growing team of legal professionals. We are a 50+ year-old, locally-owned personal injury firm, dedicated to proving the best possible legal representation and client service in South Carolina. We come to work every day to help others.
A winning applicant is a talented professional with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. A Joye Law Firm team member must be able to take verbal and written direction, display intelligence and have an ability to think on their feet. We offer a robust training program, and opportunities for advancement. However, you can't train for personality. That's why we are only seeking self-motivated applicants that share our passion for working together to help others and for giving back to our community. Through our Joye in the Community program, the firm has awarded over $250,000 in college scholarships and has provided hundreds of donations to various non-profits, including the Charleston Animal Society and Carolina Youth Development Center. We provide opportunities throughout the year for our team to participate in both company events and community service.
Joye Law Firm is seeking to add an experienced Personal Injury Pre-Litigation Case Manager/Paralegal to our growing North Charleston and/or Summerville offices. The right candidate will be ready and able to provide world-class client service in a professional and empathetic and ethical manner to our clients. Joye Law Firms core values are: be a champion for others, be innovative, and be accountable. Duties and Responsibilities for our Pre-Lit Case Manager/Paralegal include the following:

• Receives and returns client's calls, faxes, texts, and emails.
• Reviews intake documents to ensure all information necessary to open a case in LawBase has been gathered (and takes the appropriate steps to obtain any missing information) before sending the PI Legal Assistants a request to complete the case opening.
• Responsible for generating required personal injury forms and documents, revising or drafting documents as directed by supervising attorneys including, but not limited to, complaints, correspondence, demands, pleadings, and settlement documents in a timely fashion.
• Keep thorough documentation of notes in the Case Management Software and complete various tasks as assigned by attorneys in a timely fashion.
• Manage the scheduling of attorney calendars by sending requests for client meetings, doctor meetings, depositions, mediations, hearings, etc.
• Manage the retrieval of necessary medical records by following procedures, documenting the record type and time period for which records are needed.
• Maintain custody of the physical file. File and update records, correspondence and file documents in an orderly and organized manner per established office procedures. Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned. At Joye Law Firm, we really care about people - and that includes our team members. Afterall, we are nothing without the people who work here! That's why we invest a lot into our team. We know that a happy team makes for a more positive client experience. In addition to an industry-leading benefits package, we offer opportunities for periodic bonuses, recognition and other perks. A lot of businesses may pretend that they care about their team, but we put our money where our mouth is. Employee training, retention and advancement is a top priority, and that's why so many of our team member have been with the firm 5, 10, 20+ years. Joye Law Firm's benefits package includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Identity Theft, and Short and Long Term Disability Insurance coverages Ten paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid sick time 401(k) and retirement benefits (with a generous employer contribution) Profit-sharing bonus program- up to over 8 additional weeks of pay! Frequent employee appreciation events Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook and Needles Case Management software. Education/Experience: Associate's degree (A. A. / A. S.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. PI175839434

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