Nurse Paralegal
Celebrating over 65 years of excellence, DBL Law is the largest Northern Kentucky-based law firm, with offices in Louisville and Greater Cincinnati. In addition to practicing law, DBL is focused on improving the community and its lawyers and staff serve on the boards of numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. DBL is an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee works to improve diversity and inclusion, both in the firm and within its surrounding communities. For more information on DBL Law, please visit our website at www.dbllaw.com.
DBL Law provides a competitive salary, good benefits, and the opportunity to work on often high-profile and exciting cases.
BENEFIT PROGRAM
- Featured benefits for full-time team members include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Pet insurance and pet discount program
- Paid time off
POSITION DESCRIPTION
DBL Law is seeking a full-time Nurse Paralegal to join our team in Covington, KY. The Nurse Paralegal should be equipped with the knowledge and expertise to support a supervising attorney and enhance attorney efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. They are essential to the success of our team and our firm. All DBL employees operate under a ‘client first’ philosophy, in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our client. This position reports to a Medical Malpractice Partner in the Covington, KY Office.
JOB DUTIES
- Provide consultation, research, and investigation of medical records
- Provide medical record chronology, summary and/or analysis
- Research medical literature for cases
- Provide anatomy and pathophysiology education to attorneys
- Analyze pre-deposition and post-deposition transcript data on expert witnesses
- Provide pre-trial and trial support for attorneys
- Investigate potential medical billing irregularities
- Research and recommend medical experts
- Conduct document reviews
- Communicate directly with clients
- Currently licensed Registered Nurse, preferably a BSN
- Experience reviewing medical records and files
- Analyze and summarize relevant data
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Able to work independently
- Work with and meet short deadlines
- Prioritize workload
- Handle multiple Projects
- Prior demonstrated experience and knowledge working in Nursing, with an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
- Legal Nurse Consultant Certification strongly preferred.
- Prior demonstrated experience working in the legal field preferred.
- Proficiency with the following software products:
- MS Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Nuance PDF Converter (bates stamping, redaction, editing, combing PDFs)
- iManage/WorkSite (Maintain client matter files in paper or electronically as directed by attorney, scanning and adding hyperlink documents to indexes)
- Secure e-mail
- Investigative mindset for strong research, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent professional communication skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to proofread for grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and content.
- Ability to prioritize and monitor deadlines while working on multiple matters, with a sense of ownership.
- Collaboration and Teamwork.
- Maintain firm and client confidentiality.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Celebrating over 65 years of excellence, DBL Law is one of the largest firms in Louisville and Greater Cincinnati and the largest Northern Kentucky-based law firm. In addition to practicing law, DBL is focused on improving the community by encouraging all its lawyers and staff to serve on the boards of numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. DBL is an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee works to improve both diversity and inclusion, both in the firm and within its surrounding communities. For more information on DBL Law, please visit our website at www.dbllaw.com.
DBL Law provides a competitive salary, good benefits, pleasant working conditions, and the opportunity to work on often high-profile and exciting cases.
BENEFIT PROGRAM
Featured benefits for full-time team members include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Pet insurance and pet discount program
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Generous holiday schedule
Equal Opportunity Employment
DBL Law and Current HR ("organizations") provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, the organizations comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which it has operations. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, and compensation.