Litigation Paralegal

3-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Salary

Guaranteed bonus structure for attorneys and paralegals
A variety of healthcare plans (some at no cost to the employee)
401K matching
Paid parental leave

Law Firm Seeking Experienced Litigation Paralegal in Chicago, Nashville, and Houston

H1: Join Our Team as a Litigation Paralegal in Chicago, Nashville, and Houston
H2: Experienced Litigation Paralegal Needed for Fast-Paced Defense Firm

- Seeking experienced litigation paralegal for hybrid or remote position
- Must have experience in fast-paced defense firm with focus on civil litigation
- Emphasis on personal injury and construction law
- Will support Chicago, Nashville, and Houston offices in Central region
- Ability to assist attorneys with discovery and motions
- Manage trial preparation and coordination
- Obtain, organize, and summarize medical and other records
- Meet billable requirement
- Work as part of a team with all levels of experience
- Paralegal certification required
- Minimum 3-5 years experience as a litigation paralegal
- Solid understanding of civil litigation and state/federal deadlines and rules
- Experience in Illinois, Tennessee, and/or Texas preferred
- Experience with time management and insurance defense matters preferred
- High proficiency in MS Suite and Adobe Acrobat
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication skills and professional demeanor
- Competitive benefits package including guaranteed bonus structure, healthcare plans, 401K matching, and more
- Internal education and leadership development programs
- Firm-wide diversity and inclusion programs
- Charitable giving program
- Numerous social and off-site events to build relationships with colleagues
- Equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment
- Attention to detail and ability to follow policies
- Eligible to work in the United States

Apply now to join our progressive and dynamic law firm!

position responsibilities:



· ability to assist attorneys with propounding and responding to discovery (interrogatories, requests for admissions, and request for production, subpoenas, and preparing deposition binders) and motions (preparation of any supporting documents and exhibits, and preparing hearing binders)

· ability to manage trial preparation including: coordination of witnesses and travel, trial exhibits, charts, trial notebook, subpoenas, and page line summaries

· independently obtain, organize, review, and summarize medical records/medical billings, employment or other records, calculate damages including medical expenses, lost wages and property damage

· meet bi-annual billable requirement

· work as part of a team with all levels of experience

· routine communications with clients, experts, and attorneys about case status and preparation



position requirements:



· paralegal certification

· minimum of 3-5 years experience as a litigation paralegal

· solid understanding of civil litigation (state and federal deadlines and rules)

· experience in one or more of the states you will support (illinois, tennessee, and/or texas)

· experience entering your time into a time management system

· experience handling insurance defense matters preferred

· high proficiency in ms suite, specifically word, powerpoint and outlook and adobe acrobat

· ability to think and act independently and with minimal supervision

· articulate, organized and a team player with excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills

· highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines

· professional appearance and demeanor


benefits:



· guaranteed bonus structure for attorneys and paralegals

· a variety of healthcare plans (some at no cost to the employee)

· 401k matching

· paid parental leave

· internal education and leadership development programs

· internal diversity and inclusion programs, such as the women’s initiative and young professionals initiative

· firm-wide charitable giving program

· numerous social and off-site events each year to enrich your relationships with your colleagues


why tyson & mendes?


we are one of the country’s fastest growing civil defense firms. #li-hybrid
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location

chicago, illinois (hybrid)

department

paralegal

employment type

ft

minimum experience

experienced

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