GLP Attorneys, P.S., Inc., an established and respected plaintiff’s personal injury law firm, seeks a Paralegal/Senior Paralegal to join our team in our Bellingham office.
Our firm has been providing excellent results to clients since 1986. GLP Attorneys has offices throughout the state of Washington and has built a reputation for high-quality service and professionalism. Our attorneys strive to transform chaos into confidence and comfort. To this extent, we are a high-energy, fast-paced law firm that advocates for our clients in all types of personal injury matters.
At GLP Attorneys, we believe in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where all people, including individuals of diverse race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, and people with disabilities can succeed. We achieve this by recruiting staff from diverse backgrounds, providing diversity-related education to our employees, and supporting activities that strengthen our communities and broaden our minds. We believe in transparency, which is achieved through our all-firm meetings, regular communication from leadership, and fostering a trusting environment. All employees are encouraged to get involved and contribute to our collaborative culture!
We live by our Core Values: Commitment, Creativity, Compassion and Collaboration. These core values drive our internal and external behaviors, and our approach to serving each other and our clients. Candidates who resonate with these values are encouraged to apply!
In this position, you will:
- Provide outstanding customer service and maintain contact with our clients from intake through claim resolution
- Draft letters and other correspondence for attorney review
- Respond to discovery
- Draft witness disclosures
- Create and maintain pleading/discovery filing
- Prepare ER 904 and other Trial Documents
- Calendar events such as discovery deadlines, depositions, and IMEs
- Draft Demand Letters
- Provide litigation support and prepare cases for Trial
- Manage or supervise a legal assistant
Qualified candidates should have experience including:
- Plaintiff's personal injury experience is required
- Candidates with litigation experience are highly sought after
- A proven ability to manage a large case load
- The capacity to work efficiently and accurately in a fast-paced environment with superb attention to detail while managing many tasks simultaneously
- Excellent oral and written communication and the talent to work collaboratively with attorneys, shareholders, and staff
- Competency in setting priorities and exercising independent judgment
- Spanish-speaking candidates are highly desired
Thank you for your interest in a career with GLP Attorneys! Please include a cover letter and your salary requirements with your resume.
GLP Attorneys determines the compensation for positions using local, national, and industry-specific data. We evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wages in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our firm. For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Compensation will be based on the applicant's location, level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.
The base pay range for a non-exempt Paralegal > Senior Paralegal in Western Washington is $27.00 - $38.00/hour. Bonuses are awarded based on production – production varies by the legal team.
GLP Attorneys proudly offers a competitive total rewards package. In addition to the base rate and bonuses, the firm provides employees with vision, dental, medical/rx insurance (with the option to open a health savings account), life insurance, a firm-sponsored employee assistance program, and a 401(k)-retirement plan with a discretionary safe harbor and profit-sharing feature. GLP Attorneys sponsors 90% of the employee premium for those enrolled on the HSA medical plan ($3k deductible), 75% for the base plan ($1k deductible), and 75% for the buy-up plan ($750 deductible). The firm sponsors 25% of all medical dependent coverage. GLP Attorneys sponsors 75% of the employee premium for those enrolled on the vision plan and 25% for those enrolled on a dental plan. Employees are responsible for the premiums for dependent coverage on the vision and dental plans.
Additionally, GLP Attorneys offers employees ten vacation days a year to relax and refresh, a floating birthday holiday, eight paid holidays a year, firm-sponsored paid “bonus days”, opportunities to support the community through the firm’s GLUP giving program, luncheons and regional celebrations, a GLP Get Fit wellness program, the opportunity to participate in committees such as the Diversity Committee, a monthly public transportation and parking subsidy, continued education/tuition reimbursement benefits, paid parental leave, anniversary bonuses, flexible and hybrid work schedules, and a collaborative, supportive and team-driven environment.
GLP Attorneys is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Please apply on our website:
https://glpattorneys.com/careers/
