Paralegal

• Manage the final stage of clients' personal injury cases
• Ensure settlement funds are accounted for, negotiated down where possible, and disbursed accurately and on time
• Provide clients with detailed disbursement of settlement funds
• Negotiate insurance and provider reimbursements to maximize clients' net compensation
• Attend weekly firm-wide huddles and daily team mini huddles
• Attend biweekly Team Lead meetings with prepared individual metrics and goals
• Enter settlement details on the Medicare portal within 24 hours of settlement
• Verify subrogation ledger claims within 2 days of receiving the final ledger
• Attempt partial or full distribution of settlement funds within 5 days of receiving the settlement check
• Complete final disbursement of TRU cases within 60–90 days
• Complete at least 7 settlement distributions every two weeks
• Keep overdue tasks below 30
• Draft, update, and finalize settlement distribution packets within 3 days of receiving a Settlement Note email
• Contact adjusters by phone, email, and correspondence to follow up on ledgers and reductions
• Verify subrogation, lien, and medical bill balances
• Negotiate health insurance, med pay subrogation claims, and liens
• Update status comments in settled cases
• Report directly to the Settlement Department Team Lead and secondarily to the Settlement Director

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Settlement Paralegal