Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal Job at Heuser & Heuser, LLP, Colorado Springs, CO

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  • Heuser & Heuser, LLP
  • Colorado Springs, CO

Job Description

Our legal team needs a diligent, organized, and experienced personal injury paralegal. You will write briefs, create legal documents like affidavits, conduct legal research for trial preparation, and organize case files and other important material.

To prepare a factual response to discovery, we need someone with experience ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical records. You will also be experienced in family settlement talks and mediation to avoid lawsuits. If you are ready to advance your paralegal career, please apply today!

Compensation:

$35 - $48 hourly

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain our case filing systems and other administrative activities
  • Talk with service providers or insurers about possible settlements for liens, bills, and medical expenses
  • Help attorneys create legal pleadings, paperwork, and correspondence, including interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notifications, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits
  • Prepare a factual response to discovery requests by ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical records
  • Support family settlement conferences and mediation to avoid lawsuits

Case Management & Deadline Compliance

  • Manage an active pre-litigation caseload; track all deadlines, statutes of limitations, and procedural requirements

  • Calendar case-critical dates; proactively flag delays, gaps, or risks to the supervising attorney

  • Keep client files organized and current so attorneys can access complete, accurate information at any time

  • Monitor client treatment status and coordinate with providers to keep the case file up to date

Legal Document Drafting & Research

  • Draft correspondence and settlement demand packages under attorney supervision

  • Prepare demand packages with supporting documentation and damage summaries

Medical Billing, Damage, & Financial Administration

  • Review health insurance and MedPay ledgers; confirm coverage, identify all providers, track balances, and flag discrepancies

  • Direct billing to the correct insurance or MedPay source for each claim; keep the process moving on the firm's end

  • Submit subrogation and provider reduction requests; track each to resolution

  • Request and obtain all medical bills and records directly from providers to ensure the case is ready to advance to demand or settlement

  • Track firm costs and client out-of-pocket expenses throughout the life of the case

  • Draft disbursement sheets showing a full breakdown of costs, fees, and net client recovery at settlement

  • Track collection agency activity and coordinate on outstanding balances during settlement administration

Client Communication & Service

  • Serve as the client's primary point of contact through the pre-litigation phase; provide regular updates and answer questions clearly

  • Document all client communications promptly and accurately in Filevine

Medical Records & Evidence Management

  • Request, obtain, and organize medical records, bills, imaging, and evidentiary documents for each case

  • Follow up with providers on outstanding records until received; do not let requests go stale

  • Review records for accuracy; flag inconsistencies or gaps to the supervising attorney

External Coordination

  • Communicate professionally with insurance adjusters, opposing counsel, medical providers, lienholders, and other case parties

  • Coordinate and schedule mediations and case events as directed

  • Liaise with lienholders and providers as part of settlement administration

Administrative & Operational Support

  • File and manage case documents

  • Complete other legal support tasks as assigned by supervising attorneys

  • Flag workflow inefficiencies and share process improvement observations with the team

Qualifications:
  • Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills
  • Talented verbal communicator and writer
  • NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) certification program completion is strongly preferred
  • Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Must have 3-5 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer, preferably in a personal injury law firm
About Company

Heuser & Heuser, L.L.P. is a veteran-owned personal injury law firm with offices in Colorado Springs and Pueblo.

We have represented injured workers and accident victims across Southern Colorado since 1996, handling personal injury, workers' compensation, and wrongful death cases.

We offer health benefits, paid time off, training opportunities, and an environment built on mutual respect.

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Compensation details: 35-48 Hourly Wage

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