Insurance Defense Paralegal

Location: Hybrid role with required office hours in Jericho, New York, United States. Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM or 9:00 AM–5:30 PM.

Salary: $70,525–$89,637.50 per year, with potential yearly incentive pay of up to 15% of base salary.

Company

hirify.global provides insurance services and operates through staff counsel supporting insurance litigation.

What you will do

• Assist attorneys with discovery, pre-trial matters, assigned case files, and other legal services under attorney supervision.
• Draft discovery responses, pleadings, routine motions, litigation reports, legal memoranda, and medical summaries.
• Prepare cases for court appearances, depositions, and trials.
• Contact and interact with clients, experts, and witnesses throughout the litigation process.
• Support first- and third-party insurance defense and bodily injury cases.

Requirements

• 1–7 years of recent civil litigation experience, preferably in an insurance defense or bodily injury environment.
• Experience with drafting discovery responses and trial preparation.
• Ability to draft pleadings, routine motions, legal memoranda, litigation reports, and medical summaries.
• Familiarity with New York Civil Court Rules and Procedures.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and records.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, prioritize workload, multitask in a fast-paced environment, and communicate effectively.
• Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and legal research skills.
• Strong software and technical skills, including working knowledge of a case management system and a document storage system.
• Prior litigation or paralegal experience and a paralegal degree, certificate, certification, medical training, relevant coursework, or legal studies degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with office and virtual hours; arrangements may change based on business needs.
• Collaborative environment with experienced peer mentors, career development opportunities, and no billable hours.
• Health, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, and wellbeing programs.
• Training, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Paid time off, holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, and community service or education support days.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of salary, financial coaching, and other financial benefits.

Hiring process

• Applicants must be eligible to lawfully work in the United States immediately.
• hirify.global does not sponsor applicants for U.S. work opportunities.