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Paralegal
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Robert Half
Chicago, IL (In Person)
Full-Time
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Job Description
We are looking for a detail-oriented Paralegal to support a busy birth injury and medical malpractice litigation practice in Chicago, Illinois. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who can manage active casework from initial intake through trial preparation while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and strong organization in a fast-moving legal environment. The role requires close coordination with attorneys, clients, medical providers, courts, and outside vendors to keep litigation matters progressing efficiently.
Responsibilities:
- Manage assigned birth injury and medical malpractice matters through key stages of litigation, ensuring deadlines, filings, and case activity remain on track.
- Coordinate incoming and outgoing case correspondence, maintain communication logs, and serve as a point of contact for client updates and follow-up.
- Oversee litigation calendars by tracking hearings, discovery deadlines, depositions, and other critical case events.
- Request, organize, and maintain medical and collateral source records, including processing authorizations and preparing materials for attorney review.
- Conduct legal and factual research using recognized research platforms and online resources to support case development and court submissions.
- Prepare, format, proofread, and electronically file pleadings and related documents in accordance with applicable state and federal court rules.
- Organize document productions, assemble exhibit sets, and create binders or notebooks for depositions, motion practice, and trial preparation.
- Support deposition and expert witness preparation by scheduling proceedings, coordinating court reporters, maintaining source documents, and summarizing transcripts.
- Draft and compile litigation materials such as complaints, subpoenas, interrogatory responses, fact sheets, exhibit lists, and other supporting court documents.