Civil Litigation Paralegal Charlotte, NC

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Salary:

Skufca Law, PLLC is offering a competitive salary based on experience.

## Civil Litigation Paralegal Job at Skufca Law, PLLC
Skufca Law, PLLC, a full-service law firm in the heart of South End, is seeking a Civil Litigation and Business Transactions Paralegal with 3+ years of experience. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, high technology proficiency, a positive attitude, and the ability to work well with others. This is a great opportunity to work in a small office environment with growth potential and competitive benefits.

### Responsibilities

- Draft and respond to pleadings and discovery
- Prepare documents for filing and make courthouse runs
- Oversee filing deadlines
- Prepare documents, exhibits, and presentations for trial
- Meet with new and existing clients to obtain information
- Schedule appointments for the attorneys
- Help make sure attorneys stay on task and are meeting deadlines
- Keep case document management and forms up-to-date and organized
- Assist with keeping the office organized
- Assist as a back up to answer incoming calls
- Assist with maintaining client and non-client contact database
- Provide support for other co-workers as needed
- Other administrative tasks as needed

### Qualifications

- Previous experience as a paralegal in Civil Litigation and/or Business Law
- Technical proficiency in MS Office products: Outlook, Word, Excel, as well as PDF Software (Adobe Acrobat) and document management software
- Experience using Sage Timeslips or similar time and billing software desired
- Familiarity with legal research
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizations and administrative skills
- Attention to detail, accurate typing and proofreading skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects at a time, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
- Professional, friendly, organized and a good team player
- Stays calm under pressure
- Paralegal Certificate desired but not required

### Benefits

- Flexible hours and scheduling
- Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401K with Firm match
- Fitness/gym reimbursement
- Healthy snacks

### Salary

Skufca Law, PLLC is offering a competitive salary based on experience.

Skufca Law, PLLC is seeking an experienced Civil Litigation and Business Transactions Paralegal to join their growing team. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience as a paralegal in Civil Litigation and/or Business Law, excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines. In this role, the paralegal will be responsible for drafting and responding to pleadings and discovery, preparing documents for filing, overseeing filing deadlines, and assisting with maintaining client and non-client contact databases.

The successful candidate must have excellent technical proficiency in MS Office products, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat, as well as familiarity with legal research and document management software. Previous experience using Sage Timeslips or similar time and billing software is desired. Attention to detail, accurate typing and proofreading skills, and the ability to stay calm under pressure are also essential. A Paralegal Certificate is desired but not required.

Skufca Law, PLLC offers a competitive salary based on experience as well as flexible hours and scheduling, health, dental, and vision coverage, 401K with Firm match, fitness/gym reimbursement, and healthy snacks. This is a great opportunity to work in a small office environment with growth potential and benefits.

Flexible hours and scheduling, Health, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401K with Firm match, Fitness/gym reimbursement, Healthy snacks

Drafting, Responding to Pleadings, Discovery, Filing Documents, Courthouse Runs, Preparing Documents, Exhibits, Presentations for Trial, Meeting with Clients, Scheduling Appointments, Document Management, Organizing Office, Answering Incoming Calls, Maintaining Databases, Administrative Tasks

responsibilities:

draft and respond to pleadings and discovery
prepare documents for filing and make courthouse runs
oversee filing deadlines
prepare documents, exhibits, and presentations for trial
meet with new and existing clients to obtain information
schedule appointments for the attorneys
help make sure attorneys stay on task and are meeting deadlines
keep case document management and forms up-to-date and organized
assist with keeping the office organized
assist as a back up to answer incoming calls
assist with maintaining client and non-client contact database
provide support for other co-workers as needed
other administrative tasks as needed

qualifications:

previous experience as a paralegal in civil litigation and/or business law
technical proficiency in ms office products: outlook, word, excel, as well as pdf software (adobe acrobat) and document management software
experience using sage timeslips or similar time and billing software desired
familiarity with legal research
excellent verbal and written communication skills
excellent organizations and administrative skills
attention to detail, accurate typing and proofreading skills
ability to handle multiple projects at a time, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines

professional, friendly, organized and a good team player
stays calm under pressure
paralegal certificate desired but not required

benefits:

flexible hours and scheduling
health, dental, and vision coverage
401k with firm match
fitness/gym reimbursement
healthy snacks

Qualification and Experience Paralegal Certificate (Desired but not required)

Legal