Legal Staff Paralegal in Tampa, FL

Law Firm

Tampa, FL

Legal Staff Paralegal in Tampa, FL

Legal Staff

Min 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Litigation Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:
- Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, and legal memoranda.
- E-file all court documents in both state and federal courts.
- Communicate with clients, courts, counsel, and other relevant parties.
- Conduct legal research and factual investigation to support case preparation.
- 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.

Education and Experience Information:
- An associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience is preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years of litigation experience is preferred.
- Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program is 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 required, along with proficiency in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings.
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices, etc., is necessary.
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Salary Information:
- Not specified in the text.

Benefits:
- Medical and dental insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off and paid holidays

Equal Opportunity Statement:
Law firm 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.