Jobs at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP

Support attorneys on asbestos personal-injury matters by performing legal research, preparing pleadings and discovery, maintaining case files in Smart Advocate, communicating with clients, and handling administrative tasks like scheduling and correspondence.

Entry-level accounts payable/data-entry role supporting the accounting team: accurately record client and business expenses, upload documentation to case management system, maintain organized financial records, handle clerical tasks, and contact vendors/clients for verification.

Manage and coordinate settlement fund distributions, review agreements to confirm disbursements, maintain disbursement records and journals, communicate with clients, obtain signatures/releases, ensure legal and financial compliance, and troubleshoot distribution issues.

Manage and review settlement release documents for asbestos and personal injury matters. Oversee a settlement release paralegal team, coordinate with attorneys, clients, and defense counsel, arrange signings/notary services, track funding status, and perform related administrative and paralegal tasks.

Provide paralegal support for asbestos personal injury cases: prepare pleadings and discovery, maintain and index files in Smart Advocate, monitor dockets, communicate with clients, perform legal research, and handle administrative scheduling and correspondence.

Lead estate-related legal work for deceased clients in asbestos, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. Oversee Surrogate's Court proceedings in New York, draft petitions and affidavits, coordinate with families and outside counsel, supervise the Estates Department, advise litigation teams, and maintain case records in SmartAdvocate.

Manage all phases of plaintiff-side asbestos litigation including intake, discovery, depositions, motions, and trial preparation. Conduct detailed research on exposure, liability, and products; collaborate with industrial hygiene, medical, and engineering experts; oversee document review and corporate/expert depositions; and meet compassionately with clients and families across jurisdictions.

Manage asbestos cases from intake through trial, handling depositions, discovery, motions, court appearances, client interviews, and settlement negotiations. Collaborate with occupational health and toxicology experts and stay current on asbestos law and science. Work under senior attorneys' guidance on a Chicago-based team.

Manage asbestos cases from intake through trial under senior guidance: conduct discovery and depositions, draft motions, collaborate with scientific experts, advise clients on exposure history, support settlement negotiations, and potentially litigate other tort claims. Maintain current knowledge of asbestos law and research.