Job Description
Nurse Paralegal - Chicago
Nurse Paralegal
Location: Chicago
Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP as a full-time Nurse Paralegal in our renowned Product Liability and Mass Tort practice. In this role, you'll become an integral part of our nationwide, diverse team, playing a vital role in medical record and document review, summarization of records, and contributing to various litigation projects. We encourage candidates with a minimum of five years of experience as a nurse paralegal, along with a nursing degree, to apply, and value additional experience in product liability, mass torts, or settlements.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a substantial amount of medical record and document review.
- Summarize records effectively to support legal processes.
- Collaborate on additional litigation projects, seizing occasional opportunities.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five years of experience as a nurse paralegal.
- Nursing degree.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Display initiative and meticulous attention to detail.
- Effective interpersonal skills, facilitating seamless collaboration within a large, diverse team.
- Familiarity with eDiscovery and Relativity software platforms (preferred).
- Prior project management skills (preferred).
- Previous work experience or an undergraduate degree in business administration, data management, or a science-based field (preferred).
About The Firm
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 firm with 23 offices. The firm has an exceptional reputation for fostering an inclusive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere with a well-defined and transparent path for professional growth.
We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.
Salary
The base salary range for this position is $90,000 to $135,000 (commensurate with experience).
Barnes & Thornburg currently offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and life insurance, 401k/Roth, and paid time off.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement
Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate, and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.