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Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal
$27 – $35 per hour
Rochester, New York. Full time, on site, direct hire. Plaintiff side personal injury and medical malpractice, for a paralegal who wants to run cases rather than support them.
The job in one paragraph
You are the steady hand behind each file on a plaintiff side personal injury and medical malpractice team. Clients know your name, because you are the person they call from intake through to resolution. Attorneys rely on you at every stage, from the first complaint to trial preparation. This is an autonomous seat with trial level exposure on complex, high value cases.
What you would actually be doing
- Intake and clients. Evaluating new matters as they come in, then serving as the main point of contact and keeping clients current on case progress and what documents are needed. These are people going through some of the hardest moments of their lives.
- Building the case. Requesting, collecting and organizing medical records, bills, lien details and expert materials, and coordinating with treating providers, experts and opposing counsel.
- Drafting. Summonses and complaints, bills of particulars, discovery demands and responses, authorizations and subpoenas. Basic motions on your own, and support to the attorneys on larger ones.
- Court and calendar. Owning filing deadlines, court dates, depositions and compliance conferences. Scheduling depositions, e‑filing through NYSCEF, and keeping both digital and paper files accurate.
- Resolution and trial. Supporting expert exchanges and mediation submissions, building trial exhibits and binders, and managing matters from start through settlement or verdict.
What you need to be considered
- At least five years in New York plaintiff personal injury and/or medical malpractice litigation.
- Working command of New York State filing rules and NYSCEF.
- Comfort with medical terminology and a sharp eye for reading medical records.
- Strong writing and drafting skills.
- The ability to juggle many cases and deadlines without hand holding.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal case management software.
This is a five year minimum, and it is a real one
Unlike some of the other roles on this site, the experience floor here is not flexible. The firm needs someone who can take a file and run with it on day one. A paralegal certificate or bachelor's degree is preferred but it is not what gets you the interview. Five years of New York plaintiff side litigation is.
What moves you up the list
None of this is required. It is what will make the employer want to interview you sooner.
- Medical malpractice specifically. Personal injury alone is enough to be considered, but med mal depth is the differentiator here.
- Trial experience. If you have built exhibits and binders and sat through a verdict, say so plainly.
- Deep medical record review. Chronologies, summaries, spotting what the other side missed.
- Lien resolution. Medicare, Medicaid and private lien work is a genuine edge.
- A realistic Rochester commute. The role is on site, so the drive has to work five days a week.
The details
| Pay | $27.00 to $35.00 per hour, based on experience |
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| Location | Rochester, New York, Monroe County. On site. |
| Schedule | Full time |
| Type | Direct hire. You are the employer's employee from day one, not a temp or a contractor. |
| Benefits | Medical and dental coverage, 401(k), life insurance, short term and long term disability, and paid vacation |
| Experience | Five years minimum, New York plaintiff personal injury or medical malpractice |
How this works from here
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You send your resume
Use the form below. It takes about two minutes and it goes straight to Jamie, not into a queue.
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Jamie calls you
A real conversation about what you have done, what you are looking for, and whether this seat is honestly a fit. If it is not, he will tell you that instead of wasting your time.
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He presents you to the employer
With context, not just a resume attachment. You will know exactly who you are being sent to before he sends you.
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You interview, and you get prepped first
You will know who is in the room, what they care about, and what they have passed on other people for. Then you get honest feedback either way.
Why the employer is not named here
Employers ask for confidentiality for ordinary reasons. Sometimes the seat is a replacement and the current person does not know yet. Sometimes they do not want a hundred unscreened applications landing in their own inbox. You will be told exactly who it is on the phone with Jamie, before anything is sent anywhere. Nothing goes out with your name on it without your say.
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