Job Title: Personal Injury Paralegal
Location: Portland, Oregon
Schedule: Full-time, in-office (1 remote day available after training)
Salary: $62,000-$85,000
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Job Description: LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a Portland law firm to find an experienced Paralegal to support a collaborative litigation team. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and experienced with Oregon litigation procedures. Personal injury experience is preferred, but candidates with strong civil litigation backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Manage assigned personal injury matters from intake through settlement or trial
- Open, maintain, and organize primarily electronic case files
- Obtain, review, and summarize medical records, billing records, police reports, and related documentation
- Maintain regular client contact and assist with routine communications
- Track statutes of limitation, deadlines, and case milestones
- Assist with investigations and case strategy development under attorney direction
- Coordinate insurance benefits, including PIP, health insurance, and defense PIP
- Identify and track subrogation claims and liens, including Medicare
- Prepare settlement demand packages and assist with settlement negotiations and disbursements, including lien reduction efforts
- Draft, format, and file pleadings, discovery requests and responses, and motions
- Assist with trial preparation, trial readiness tasks, and post-trial filings
- Occasionally support appellate-related matters in state and federal courts
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a paralegal, preferably in personal injury or civil litigation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail
- Proactive, dependable, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, with experience using case management software (Clio preferred)
- Typing speed of 55+ WPM with high accuracy
Benefits:
- Parking/Commuter: Employer-paid TriMet transit pass
- Medical, Dental & Vision: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee coverage
- Paid Time Off:
- 15 days PTO (years 1-3)
- 20 days PTO (years 4-6)
- 25 days PTO (after 6 years)
- Oregon Sick Leave: Accrued and provided in accordance with Oregon state law
- Life Insurance: Employer-provided life insurance coverage
- Long-Term Disability: Employer-provided LTD coverage
Pay Details: $62,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Keaton Anderson
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
-
The California Fair Chance Act
-
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
-
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
-
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
