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, court, counsel, and others.
- Conduct legal research and factual investigation.
- 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.
- Assist with case settlements.
- Perform other tasks as requested by the attorney.
- Perform 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 Workers Compensation 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, proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings.
- Applicable 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 typing no less than 35 words per minute.
Salary Information:
The text does not provide specific salary information.
Benefits:
The law firm offers an excellent benefits package for full-time employees, including 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. It 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 your authorization to work, the 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 resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including termination. Employers can only use E-Verify after you have accepted a job offer and completed the I-9 Form.
