Job Title: Litigation Paralegal
Job Responsibilities:
- Prepare legal documents such as 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, including 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 various sources.
- Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties.
- Prepare witnesses.
- Assist with case settlements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business.
Education and Experience Information:
- 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.
- Experience in Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Premises, 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.
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings.
- Should have applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, procedures, and practices.
- 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, Outlook, and typing no less than 35 words per minute.
Salary Information:
- Not explicitly provided in the text.
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.
