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Episode 95: How to be a Rockstar Personal Injury Paralegal

In this episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson dives deep into the essential steps every personal injury paralegal should take to excel in their role and become invaluable to their law firm.

Show Highlights Include:

  • Why your understanding of the statute of limitations period is crucial and how it could impact your case
  • The importance of learning medical terminology and abbreviations to avoid mistakes and verify accurate record-keeping
  • Tips for obtaining medical records
  • The power of templates to maximize efficiency

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Your Actionable Strategy

  1. Always be proactive about reminding your attorneys about the statute of limitations. 
  2. As you familiarize yourself with medical terminology and abbreviations create a cheat sheet that you can reference and update over time.
  3. Take the time to understand your attorney’s preferences and how you can streamline the process of obtaining medical records for your cases.
  4. To excel as a personal injury paralegal, create templates for the repeated processes in your day-to-day and be sure to regularly review and improve them based on feedback and edits from your team.
  5. Get our downloadable PDF for even more tips.

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    Meet the Podcast Host

    Ann Pearson is the Founder of Paralegal Boot Camp and the host of this podcast show to give paralegals the insights, tips, and strategies to fast-track their paralegal careers.

    As a former paralegal and paralegal manager, Ann gives her insights from different perspective so that you can advance your paralegal career and bypass some of the learning curve.

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