Paralegal

Location:

Chicago, In Office

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Paralegal with a strong background in mass tort or complex personal injury litigation to join a high-growth legal operations team. This is a senior-level role where your expertise will shape workflows, guide other paralegals, and influence how legal technology is built and deployed.

• Oversee high-volume mass tort workflows, including fact sheets, complaints, deficiency responses, and discovery materials.
• Review and audit case files for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Serve as a point of escalation for complex cases and documentation issues.
• Apply deep subject‑matter expertise across the mass tort lifecycle and identify qualifying criteria, risk indicators, and causation patterns.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate real‑world paralegal workflows into actionable platform improvements.
• Mentor junior paralegals and work cross‑functionally with operations, intake, and client teams.

• 3–5+ years as a paralegal in mass tort or personal injury litigation.
• Experience managing high-volume plaintiff-side casework.
• Strong knowledge of medical records, causation, and discovery processes.
• Comfortable with case management systems and workflow-driven environments.
• Proficiency in Excel and metrics-driven operations.
• Excellent communication skills and sound judgment in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Experience with legal technology or SaaS platforms is a plus.

If you’re ready to take ownership of critical workflows, mentor others, and bring your mass tort expertise to an innovative legal operations team, we want to hear from you.