Senior Claims & Litigation Paralegal - Transportation

Job description

Charger Logistics Inc. is a world-class asset-based carrier with locations across North America. With over 20 years of experience providing the best logistics solutions, Charger Logistics has transformed into a world-class transport provider and continues to grow.

Charger Logistics is seeking an experienced Senior Claims & Litigation Paralegal – Transportation to join our in-house Legal Department. This person will work closely with in-house counsel and outside litigation counsel in managing a significant portfolio of U.S. transportation-related litigation and claims.

Key Responsibilities: - Manage and support commercial-auto bodily injury, catastrophic-loss, property-damage and transportation litigation/claims. - Coordinate immediate evidence preservation following significant accidents, including driver qualification/personnel records, ELD/HOS, telematics/GPS, ECM data, dashcam/video, maintenance/inspection records, dispatch communications, bills of lading, photographs, police reports and witness information. - Review accident reports, demand packages, medical records and claim documentation and prepare litigation chronologies. - Under attorney supervision, prepare first drafts of answers, responses, affidavits/declarations, notices, motions and other litigation documents. - Assist with interrogatories, requests for production/admission, subpoenas, discovery, document collection and legal holds. - Prepare exhibits, document and medical summaries, deposition/mediation materials and trial binders. - Maintain complete litigation files and calendars and track pleading, discovery, deposition, mediation, motion and trial deadlines. - Maintain concise case summaries identifying allegations, damages, exposure, defence strategy, deadlines and next steps. - Coordinate with outside counsel, monitor case strategy/budgets/deadlines and assist with review of outside counsel invoices and litigation expenses. - Coordinate with Claims, Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Insurance/Risk Management and other departments.

Requirements - 5+ years of litigation, claims or senior paralegal experience. Strong preference for trucking/transportation litigation, commercial-auto liability, catastrophic-loss or insurance-defence experience. - Experience with a motor carrier, insurer, TPA, self-insured transportation company or transportation-defence law firm is highly desirable. - Candidate should have strong U.S. litigation/discovery knowledge, legal drafting ability, docket/file management skills and familiarity with trucking evidence and FMCSA-related documentation.

Benefits - Competitive Salary - Healthcare Benefit Package - Career Growth - A stable and structured work environment, ideal for experienced law clerks looking for a balanced, well-organized workload. - Focus on internal legal matters and file support — no external client development or business-generation pressure. - The opportunity to apply your expertise across a genuinely varied litigation, enforcement, corporate, and regulatory caseload within a growing North American organization.