Paralegal- Workers' Compensation

Workers Compensation Paralegal

Listed on both the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Places to Work as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Top Workplaces, Pond Lehocky is the largest workers’ compensation and Social Security disability firm in the region. Our team has been recognized for their legal expertise in helping thousands of individuals secure their Social Security disability benefits, as well as for their advocacy work supporting injured workers and advancing workers’ rights legislation.

Pond Lehocky Giordano seeks a Legal Paralegal to join our highly successful New Jersey workers’ compensation team in our Haddonfield, NJ office. The employee will need to be able to work in a fast-paced environment, have a strong ability to multitask, be a team player, and maintain a positive attitude. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who demonstrates empathy for our clients and provides excellent customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities—including but not limited to:

• Prepare for all hearings, mediations, and fact witness depositions (including preparation of exhibits)
• Review Stipulations
• Review workers’ compensation calculations and benefits documentation
• Review daily checks (fees, costs)
• Attend paralegal team meetings via Teams
• Draft letters and legal documents
• Answer calls from adjusters, opposing counsel, clients, and healthcare providers
• Handle daily uploading and obtaining of relevant case information from New Jersey workers’ compensation systems and internal case management systems
• Enter attorney appearances and file documents with the appropriate New Jersey workers’ compensation courts/systems
• Answer attorney direct line and monitor email; serve as liaison between attorney and clients by resolving routine and some complex inquiries
• Prepare responses to counsel, adjusters, and judges
• Scan documents into client files
• Schedule client appointments and/or telephone conferences
• Maintain client files in case management system, updating information as necessary
• Other responsibilities and duties may be assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in a paralegal role required
• Minimum 1–2 years of New Jersey Workers’ Compensation experience strongly preferred
• College degree or paralegal certificate preferred
• Experience with Needles Case Management preferred

About Us

Pond Lehocky succeeds by fully serving injured and disabled workers’ needs through our commitment to the practice of workers’ compensation, social security disability, employment, and long-term disability law at the highest professional level. With more than 100 employees, we invest in cutting-edge technology to provide a strong supporting role to our attorneys and clients.

Behind every case, there’s a person depending upon Pond Lehocky for help. We never lose sight of that fact. It’s this knowledge that drives every one of us to put the needs of our clients first. We’re told that it’s something that comes through in the atmosphere here—a sense of confidence, compassion, and most of all, that we truly care.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Wellness program

Experience:

• New Jersey Workers’ Compensation: 3 years (Preferred)
• Paralegal: 4 years (Required)
• Work Location: Hybrid remote in Haddonfield, NJ