Litigation Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Experienced Litigation Paralegal at Leading Personal Injury Law Firm in Daytona Beach, Florida - For the People

Job Title: Litigation Paralegal
Department: Legal
Experience: 2+ years of litigation experience
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Summary:

Join our team at Morgan & Morgan, a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting the people. We are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to provide support to our talented attorneys before, during, and after trials. Our firm has over 3,000 employees who are all united by one mission: For the People.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, and legal memoranda
- E-file all court documents in state and federal court
- Communicate with clients, court, counsel, and others
- Conduct legal research and factual investigation
- Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses
- Draft and serve summonses
- Coordinate and summarize depositions
- Prepare trial binders and exhibits
- Draft pleadings, motions, and appellate documents and file them with the court
- Perform administrative duties such as calendaring hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, and managing logistics
- Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
- Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
- Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests
- Gather relevant information from a variety of sources
- Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties
- Prepare witnesses for trial
- Assist with case settlements
- Complete other tasks as requested by the attorney

Qualifications:

- Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)
- 2+ years of litigation experience (required)
- Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred)
- Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury-related practice areas (preferred)
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings
- Knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices, etc.
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm

Benefits:

For full-time employees, we offer an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Morgan & Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

E-Verify:

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the . If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the I-9 Form.

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Medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off, paid holidays.

Not specified.

Legal research, written and verbal communication, multitasking, prioritization, case management, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, typing, calendaring, database management.

Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred).

Interested applicants can apply through the company's website or by submitting a resume and cover letter to the contact person listed.

Qualification and Experience Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred), 2+ years of litigation experience (required), completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).

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