Post Settlement Paralegal

Founded in 1984, Stampone O'Brien Dilsheimer Holloway is a leading Philadelphia-based law firm dedicated to representing clients in complex personal injury cases, including car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, and abuse claims. The Post Settlement Paralegal plays a critical role in overseeing the final stages of resolved matters, ensuring clients receive their settlement proceeds accurately, efficiently, and ethically. This senior-level position assumes primary responsibility for files following settlement, verdict, or other resolution, managing the entire post-settlement lifecycle through final distribution and file closure. The role requires independent judgment, sophisticated lien and medical-bill analysis, strong organizational skills, and effective coordination with clients, attorneys, lienholders, and accounting personnel.

Responsibilities

File Review: Immediately review settlement files upon transfer to identify and manage outstanding requirements; Lien & Medical Bill Resolution: Identify, verify, audit, and resolve outstanding medical bills, provider balances, liens, and reimbursement claims, including Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, workers' compensation, governmental benefits, and other statutory obligations, negotiating appropriate reductions and compromises; Settlement Execution: Obtain and review settlement release forms for accuracy and coordinate execution and return of documents; Payment Tracking: Monitor settlement payment deadlines and ensure timely collection of funds; Settlement Distribution & Financial Reconciliation: Prepare final settlement and disbursement statements, reconcile proceeds, attorney fees, costs, liens, medical payments, and client distributions, coordinating with attorneys and accounting/trust personnel; Compliance & Performance Reporting: Monitor post-settlement performance metrics, particularly time from settlement to distribution, while ensuring compliant disbursements; Client Communication: Maintain consistent communication with clients regarding settlement status, liens, next steps, and issues affecting final distribution; Risk Identification & Escalation: Identify discrepancies, complex lien issues, and potential legal, ethical, or trust-account concerns, escalating matters requiring attorney review; Case Documentation: Maintain complete, accurate, and timely records of all post-settlement actions in the firm's case-management system; Collaboration: Work closely with attorneys and administrative staff on lien and bill compromise handoffs

Requirements

Minimum of 5–8 years in plaintiff-side personal injury post-settlement administration; significant experience in lien resolution and negotiation; strong working knowledge of medical liens, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, ERISA claims, workers' compensation liens, and provider balances; ability to independently analyze complex files and manage a substantial caseload; proficiency in settlement workflows, lien negotiation, financial reconciliation, and identification of enforceable liens; high attention to detail; strong written and verbal communication skills; thrives in a metrics-focused team environment with a process-oriented mindset and openness to feedback

Benefits

Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications; opportunities for performance-based incentives tied to key performance indicators; meaningful impact on the firm's cash flow and client satisfaction; direct exposure to firm leadership; autonomy and ownership of post-settlement matters; opportunities to contribute to process improvement