Job Title: Litigation Paralegal
Job 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, courts, counsel, and other parties involved in legal proceedings.
- Conduct legal research and factual investigation to support case strategies.
- Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
- Draft and serve summons.
- 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.
- Assist attorneys 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.
- Perform other tasks as requested by the attorney.
- Carry out other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business.
Education and Experience Information:
- 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, Workers' Compensation, Premises, or other injury-related practice areas preferred.
- Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings.
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures.
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Extensive computer and database expertise; proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and typing at least 35 words per minute.
Salary Information:
- Salary Range: $65,000 - $85,000 USD
