Complex Litigation / Medical Malpractice Discovery Paralegal

Damages, Liens & Loss Documentation (Plaintiff-Focused): Build and maintain the damages file: medical specials, out-of-pocket costs, wage loss documentation, employer records, and supporting declarations. Track liens/subrogation (health insurers, ERISA plans, Medicaid/Medicare, PIP/MedPay where applicable) and coordinate requests, notices, and documentation for attorney review. Support settlement demand packages with organized exhibits, summaries, and supporting documentation.

Depositions, Experts, and Litigation Support: Coordinate depositions (providers, experts, corporate reps): scheduling, notices, subpoenas, records delivery, exhibit prep, and deposition kits. Support expert workflow: records delivery, disclosure tracking, organizing expert materials, and deposition/trial preparation support. Assist with motions and briefing support: cite-checking record references, compiling exhibits/decls, formatting, and e-filing coordination.

Court Rules, Filing & Deadline Management (OR/WA): Maintain master calendaring for discovery deadlines, scheduling orders, trial deadlines, service deadlines, and internal review cutoffs. Prepare filing-ready documents (formatting, exhibits, service lists) and coordinate e-filing and service in Oregon and Washington venues as assigned. Ensure files are audit-ready: consistent version control, confidentiality protections, and secure handling of protected health information.

Client & Third-Party Coordination: Communicate professionally with clients regarding records, authorizations, and discovery needs—often with empathy in high-stress situations. Coordinate with court reporters, videographers, investigators, record vendors, experts, and opposing counsel on discovery logistics.

Required Qualifications: 3+ years as a litigation paralegal with substantial discovery ownership; plaintiff-side PI/med-mal strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience managing high-volume medical records and building usable litigation timelines/chronologies. Strong working knowledge of civil discovery practice (requests, responses, meet-and-confer, subpoena workflow, protective orders).Excellent writing, proofreading, and document formatting skills (Word/Outlook; strong Excel a plus).High discretion and comfort handling confidential medical information and sensitive client matters.

Preferred Qualifications: Complex litigation or med-mal experience in Oregon and/or Washington courts.eDiscovery familiarity (Relativity, Everlaw, Logikcull, Casepoint, TrialDirector, etc.) and production specs (PDF/TIFF, load files, Bates, redactions).Trial support experience (exhibit lists, trial notebooks, war room).Paralegal certificate and/or AA/BA/BS (or equivalent experience).

Work Environment / Expectations: Hybrid/in-office as needed for hearings, depositions, trial prep, and secure records handling. Occasional overtime around court deadlines and trial. Occasional travel in Oregon/Washington for depositions or trial support (if applicable).