Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense

Pay: $55,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a highly respected Michigan litigation firm with a strong and growing insurance defense practice.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys on meaningful cases involving PIP claims, coverage disputes, injury claims, and complex litigation.
• Take on substantive paralegal work that directly supports case strategy, discovery, expert preparation, and trial readiness.
• Be part of a professional, team-oriented environment where detail, initiative, and strong organization are valued.
• Build long-term litigation experience with a firm known for high-quality work, strong client service, and a collaborative culture.

Location

This is an hybrid position (1 remote day) is based in Farmington Hills, MI, offering the opportunity to work closely with attorneys, legal staff, and case teams in a highly collaborative office environment.

Note

Candidates should have litigation paralegal experience. Insurance defense, PIP, premises liability, product liability, medical record review, discovery, and deposition support experience are strongly preferred.

About Us

We are a growing Michigan law firm with a strong reputation for handling complex litigation matters with a practical, strategic, and client-focused approach. Our team represents insurers and policyholders in a wide range of insurance defense matters, including first-party and third-party claims, coverage disputes, personal injury protection claims, and related litigation. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Support attorneys through all phases of insurance defense litigation, including discovery, case analysis, deposition preparation, and trial preparation.
• Organize, review, redact, and produce documents while helping assess privilege and maintain accurate case files.
• Draft and proofread pleadings, motions, subpoenas, witness lists, settlement agreements, correspondence, and discovery materials for attorney review.
• Review and analyze medical records, accident reports, contracts, claim files, and other case materials.
• Prepare medical chronologies, billing analyses, case summaries, timelines, and damages summaries.
• Request and obtain medical, employment, and other records in compliance with HIPAA requirements.
• Support deposition and expert discovery, including preparing exhibits, drafting notices and subpoenas, coordinating expert reviews, and summarizing transcripts.
• Schedule depositions, independent medical examinations, expert reviews, and other litigation-related events.
• Conduct factual investigations, background research, public record searches, social media research, and witness research.
• Assist attorneys in identifying key issues, evaluating claims, and developing defense strategies.

Qualifications

• Litigation paralegal experience required.
• Insurance defense, PIP, premises liability, or product liability experience preferred.
• Experience with discovery, document review, deposition preparation, and litigation deadlines.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to review records, identify key facts, and summarize issues clearly.
• Experience analyzing medical records, claim files, accident reports, billing records, or damages materials preferred.
• Proficiency with legal research tools and litigation support technology.
• Ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional, reliable, and able to work independently and collaboratively with attorneys and staff.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will do meaningful, hands-on litigation work instead of purely administrative tasks.
• You will work with experienced attorneys who value strong paralegal support and case preparation.
• You will gain exposure to complex insurance defense matters, medical records, discovery, expert issues, and trial preparation.
• You will be part of a respected Michigan firm with a professional and collaborative office culture.
• You will have the opportunity to grow your litigation skills while making a direct impact on case outcomes.

JPC-992

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: 1+ yr litigation support exp. Hiring for legal assistant too - be liberal with submissions

• Nice to haves: Preferred insurance defense, PIP, premises liability, product liability, discovery, deposition support, medical records, claim file review, and trial preparation experience.

• Additional context: Relocation- [no]. Packages - [no]

• Salary Bands:

  • 1 to 2 years litigation paralegal experience: $55k to $65k

  • 3 to 5 years litigation paralegal experience: $65k to $80k

  • 6+ years litigation paralegal experience: $80k to $95k

  • Strong insurance defense, PIP, medical chronology, deposition, and trial prep experience: $90k to $105k+

Submission Email: Mark - [email protected]

Quick Recruiter Reference

On-site Litigation Paralegal role in Farmington Hills supporting insurance defense litigation. Role focuses on discovery, medical records, claim files, deposition support, expert discovery, subpoenas, case summaries, and trial preparation. Best fit is a litigation paralegal with insurance defense, PIP, premises liability, or product liability experience.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense - Zausmer, P.C.- JPC 992 - Source

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• Client job title: Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense

• Location: Farmington Hills, MI

• On-site, hybrid, remote: Hybrid

• Experience: 1

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Litigation Paralegal, Insurance Defense Paralegal, PIP Paralegal, Civil Litigation Paralegal, Defense Litigation Paralegal, Medical Records, Discovery, Deposition Support, Trial Preparation, Subpoenas, Claim Files, HIPAA

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): support roles, near detroit, 1+ yr lit exp