The Legal Nurse Consultant works hand-in-hand with the attorney or claims team to ensure that medical facts are accurate and well-documented. The Legal Nurse Consultant helps the attorney or claims adjuster save time and money during case development and at trial. With a health or medically related case, the Legal Nurse Consultant can assist in directing focus on the crucial issues regarding the health care of the client or plaintiff. A Legal Nurse Consultant can interview potential clients to assess damages and help the attorney in deciding whether the case is worth pursuing.

• Screen medical malpractice claims and cases
• Organize and summarize medical records
• Respond to Requests for Production
• Identify applicable Standards of Care
• Define deviations from Standards of Care
• Assess damages/injuries
• Analyze possible causation or risk issues
• Conduct literature and text searches
• Review hospital policies, practices & procedures
• Identify, locate and interview experts and witnesses
• Design and prepare exhibits
• Conduct Case Management
• Prepare Life Care Plan