Medical Malpractice Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

Ascension Global Staffing & Executive Search, a Hispanic Women Owned & Operated National Recruiting Firm stands at the forefront of innovation and excellence. Led by a visionary team with a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion, our firm is dedicated to identifying and attracting top talent across the nation. With a unique blend of cultural insight and professional expertise, we pride ourselves on creating an environment that fosters success for both employers and candidates.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Our client is a highly respected, well-established Miami plaintiff firm with a national reputation for handling complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases. The firm is known for taking on the most serious and catastrophic matters and producing some of the most significant verdicts and settlements in the state. The culture is professional, demanding, and deeply collaborative, with attorneys and staff who take genuine pride in the quality of their work and the outcomes they deliver for their clients.

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Position Summary

The firm is seeking a Senior Paralegal with deep, hands-on medical malpractice experience to support a partner across a portfolio of complex personal injury and medical malpractice matters. This is a senior, substantive role for a paralegal who can take a file from A to Z with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned paralegal who has spent the majority of their career immersed in medical malpractice work, who can read and interpret medical records with confidence, who knows the pre-suit and litigation landscape of Florida med mal practice cold, and who thrives in a high-stakes plaintiff environment supporting attorneys who fight hard for their clients.

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Core Responsibilities

The Senior Paralegal will own the full lifecycle of personal injury and medical malpractice files, including:

• — Managing personal injury and medical malpractice cases from intake through resolution, with full case ownership and accountability
• — Drafting pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and related litigation correspondence
• — Obtaining, organizing, and reviewing voluminous medical records, billing records, and imaging across multiple providers
• — Building detailed medical chronologies, timelines, and bill specials to support case strategy and damages presentation
• — Coordinating with treating physicians, expert witnesses, and consulting medical experts on record review and testimony preparation
• — Managing the pre-suit notice of intent process under Florida medical malpractice statutes, including authorization for release of medical records and presuit investigation
• — Preparing deposition summaries and digesting transcripts to identify key testimony and impeachment material
• — Managing trial calendars, hearing dates, and statute of limitations across an active docket with precision
• — Coordinating mediation preparation, including damages packages, demand materials, and supporting documentation
• — Supporting trial preparation through exhibit organization, witness file preparation, and trial binder assembly
• — Maintaining direct communication with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, and medical providers
• — Handling state court e-filings in Florida and managing all related procedural compliance

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Qualifications

• — Minimum 8 years of paralegal experience, with significant and recent concentration in medical malpractice
• — Deep, hands-on Florida medical malpractice experience required, including pre-suit notice procedures, medical record review, expert coordination, and trial preparation
• — Strong personal injury litigation background to complement the medical malpractice focus
• — Ability to take a file from A to Z independently, including pre-suit investigation through trial preparation, with minimal supervision
• — Exceptional medical record review and interpretation skills, with the ability to build complex chronologies and identify standard-of-care issues
• — Strong writing, research, and case management skills
• — Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred
• — Paralegal certificate or degree preferred
• — Proficiency with case management systems, document management, and Florida state e-filing
• — A proactive, detail-oriented work style with excellent judgment and the ability to anticipate attorney needs

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What the Firm Offers

• — Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• — Annual discretionary bonus
• — Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• — Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• — No billable hour requirement, allowing the paralegal to focus entirely on case quality and outcomes
• — Direct partner mentorship and the opportunity to work on some of the most significant personal injury and medical malpractice matters in the state
• — Long-term growth opportunity within a well-regarded, stable plaintiff firm

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Reporting & Work Arrangement

This Senior Paralegal will report directly to a partner of the firm and work in close partnership with that partner on the full caseload.

This is a full-time, fully on-site position based in the firm's downtown Miami office. The firm values the energy, collaboration, and mentorship that come from working together in person.