Workers’ Compensation Paralegal

Job title: Workers’ Compensation Paralegal

Taft Stettinius & Hollister – Workers’ Compensation Paralegal (Cleveland)

Taft is currently seeking a paralegal to join our Workers’ Compensation team in our Cleveland office.

We are seeking a Paralegal with 3+ years’ experience to support our Cleveland office as a Workers’ Compensation Paralegal. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Essential Duties:

• Displays strong attention to detail as well as critical thinking.
• Proactively supports attorneys.
• Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
• Edits and proofreads documents for accuracy and compliance with applicable federal and state statutes and local rules.
• Proactively monitors deadlines.
• Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
• Draft claim summary correspondence for IMEs.
• Files documents with the courts electronically.
• Prepare claims for administrative hearings.
• Drafts documents and filings.
• Request and review medical records.
• Assists in deposition, mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation.
• Familiarity with rules and procedures of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation as well as the Industrial Commission of Ohio.

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate/degree or Bachelor’s degree desired.

• 3+ years’ paralegal experience in a law firm or other legal setting.

• Strong working knowledge in the application of Microsoft Office programs.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Sound judgment, including the ability to identify and escalate issues.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines.

• Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $37.33/hr. – $53.85/hr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, or/skill level.

• Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.