Job DescriptionJob Description
Title: Case Manager
Employment Status: Full-time
FLSA Status: nonexempt
Compensation: $27-$30 hourly, based on experience
About Us
Gomez Trial Attorneys is a highly successful, community focused, fast-growing Trial Law Firm headquartered in Downtown San Diego with multiple offices across Southern California.
As a high-performing and dynamic team, we pride ourselves on doing the right thing, every time, even when no one is looking. Integrity, teamwork, service, and community are our watchwords. You will be helping us reach those in the community who are looking for someone to defend them - helping them through some of the most challenging financial, medical, and personal situations people face.
Position Summary
This position supports an assigned Attorney and Paralegal with all aspects of pre-litigation administrative and medical records management. The role is detail orientated with strong organizational skills. This is an Onsite position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Manage a case load of 100-115 cases full-cycle, from intakes to settlement
- Collect client information through telephone calls, interviews, and through verification efforts
- Obtain incident reports, wage loss records, insurance information, and other evidence necessary for each case
- Communicate, full cycle, with clients and assigned attorneys
- Communicate with insurance companies and lien holders
- Resolve liens and medical provider balances
- Locate and retrieve medical bills/records and other case-related records
- Ensure each task is fully complete, committing to follow-up efforts with necessary for each respective client, their associated medical providers, and that case's insurance adjusters
- Assist Attorney in the preparation of settlement demands
- Maintain file organization
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- 2-3 years prior case manager/legal assistant experience
- Minimum of 1 year of Personal Injury experience required
- Experience with Smart Advocate preferred
- Ability to order, read and understand medical records and bills
- Understand the difference between lien negotiations for ambulance companies, collection agencies, hospitals, chiropractors, and orthopedic doctors
- Experience handling large volume of personal injury pre-lit cases, preferred
- Familiarity with submitting claims with medical, medi-care and other healthcare insurance companies
- Excellent communication skills
- Professional attitude and appearance
- Strong multitasking and organizational skills