Legal Staff Paralegal in West Palm Beach, FL

Law Firm

West Palm Beach, FL

Legal Staff Paralegal in West Palm Beach, FL

Legal Staff

2-5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Litigation Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:
- Prepare various 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 involved parties.
- Conduct legal research and factual investigations to support cases.
- 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 required.
- Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program is preferred.
- Experience in personal injury, workers' compensation, premises liability, or other injury-related practice areas is preferred.
- Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Proficiency in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings is necessary.
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures is essential.
- Must be highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Extensive computer and database expertise, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, is required.
- Typing speed of no less than 35 words per minute is required.
- This position is not remote eligible.

Salary Information:
- The text does not provide specific salary information.

Benefits:
- The law firm offers an excellent benefits package for full-time employees, which includes medical and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Statement:
- The 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:
- The employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the . If E-Verify cannot confirm authorization to work, the employer is required to give written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before taking any action, including termination of employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once a job offer is accepted and the I-9 Form is completed.

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