Personal Injury Legal Clerk
Harper Law Firm • San Antonio, TX
Posted 8 months ago
Are you an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced personal injury paralegal? You might be an excellent fit for our busy personal injury law firm. You will draft briefs, create legal documents such as affidavits, do legal research for trial preparation, and maintain case files and other critical materials organized and easily accessible. We need someone with experience ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical materials to produce a factual response to discovery. You will also have expertise assisting with family settlement discussions and mediation in order to prevent litigation. If you want to further your paralegal career, we want to hear from you.
You will work alongside attorneys through every stage of plaintiff-side litigation, helping build strong cases and maximize client recovery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage personal injury case files from intake through settlement or trial
- Order, review, and summarize medical records and bills to support damages
- Draft pleadings, motions, and discovery (requests and responses)
- Prepare lawsuits and coordinate service of process
- Maintain case calendars, deadlines, and litigation timelines
- Coordinate depositions, mediations, and client meetings
- Communicate regularly with clients, medical providers, and insurance adjusters
- Assist in settlement negotiations and lien reductions to maximize client recovery
- Prepare demand packages and support case valuation
- Organize exhibits, evidence, and trial materials
- Ensure cases are properly documented and ready for each phase of litigation
- Support attorneys during mediation and trial preparation
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows and case management systems
- Resolve disputes without going to court by providing legal representation at family settlement meetings and mediation
- Help attorneys create legal pleadings, paperwork, and correspondence, including interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notifications, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits
- Aid lawyers in preparing for trial by arranging exhibits, witnesses, legal materials, client meetings, and motions
- Talk with service providers or insurers about possible settlements for liens, bills, and medical expenses
- Organize our case filing systems so that everything is properly categorized and simple to find, as well as perform other administrative tasks as necessary
- Minimum 2+ years of plaintiff personal injury or litigation experience preferred
- Strong understanding of Texas court rules and procedures
- Experience with medical records review and damage analysis
- Excellent legal writing and drafting skills
- Highly organized with strong time management abilities
- Ability to manage a high-volume caseload independently
- Strong interpersonal skills and client communication experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal case management software
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
- ABA-approved paralegal certification or equivalent experience required
- ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired
- Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Must have 3-5 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer, preferably in a personal injury law firm
- NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) certification program completion is strongly preferred
Compensation
$45,000 - $60,000 yearly
Why Join Harper Law Firm?
- Work on meaningful cases where your contributions directly impact client outcomes
- Be part of a firm that is rapidly growing and building a strong reputation in Texas
- Clear opportunities for advancement and increased responsibility
- A collaborative, high-performance culture that values development and accountability
- A team that pushes each other to improve, win, and grow together
Harper Law Firm Core Values:
- Commitment to Excellence
- Win as a TEAM
- Exist to bring justice to clients
- We embody the highest degree of integrity
- Resilient
- Honesty and Truth
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