Nurse Paralegal

Nurse Paralegal

Overview

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 States, has an immediate opening for a nurse paralegal in its St. Louis office. Required qualifications include being a registered nurse and having experience reviewing medical records in a legal setting and preparing medical chronologies for use at trial.

Candidates should have a solid knowledge of litigation support, including organizing, reviewing, and analyzing medical records and producing medical chronologies that include a detailed summary of medical records that address complaints, claimed injuries, and medical treatment received as well as identifying additional records to be obtained.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and analyzing medical records from hospitals, physicians, clinics, EMS providers, nursing facilities, and other healthcare providers.

• Preparing detailed medical chronologies, timelines, and case summaries.

• Identifying clinically significant events, changes in patient condition, diagnostic findings, treatment decisions, and outcomes.

• Reviewing medical records for potential liability, causation, and damages issues.

• Identifying inconsistencies, missing records, gaps in treatment, and other issues requiring further investigation.

• Assisting attorneys with initial case evaluation and litigation strategy.

• Researching medical conditions, procedures, medications, standards of care, and relevant medical literature.

• Assisting attorneys with written discovery and discovery responses involving complex medical issues.

• Reviewing and organizing medical records produced during discovery.

• Preparing attorneys for depositions of plaintiffs, treating physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.

• Assisting with preparation for expert depositions.

• Assisting attorneys in identifying, researching, and communicating with potential medical experts.

• Reviewing expert reports and identifying medical issues requiring additional investigation.

• Preparing medical exhibits, timelines, demonstratives, and other litigation materials.

• Assisting with mediation preparation and settlement evaluations.

• Assisting attorneys with trial preparation, including organization and presentation of medical evidence.

• Attending depositions, mediations, and trials when appropriate.

• Maintaining organized electronic case files and medical records.

• Performing other litigation-support functions as necessary.

• The firm offers a friendly, business casual environment with competitive salary and a full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability & Life Insurance. Possibility of hybrid remote opportunity for qualified candidates.

• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.