Legal Staff Paralegal in Buffalo, NY

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In-House

Buffalo, NY

Legal Staff Paralegal in Buffalo, NY

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title
Paralegal

Job Responsibilities
The Paralegal will provide essential litigation support to a team of attorneys, focusing primarily on discovery and related motions, briefs, memoranda, and other pleadings. The role requires self-generated paralegal work without secretarial transcription support. Key responsibilities include:
- Creating, updating, and preparing correspondence, pleadings, briefs, motions, memoranda, summaries, and reports using the company's legal case management software and voice recognition equipment. Ensuring the final work product is proofread for high quality and compliance with office standards.
- Analyzing adversaries' written discovery responses to determine whether follow-up is needed for more specific responses.
- Preparing pre-trial discovery motions based on tasks and file reviews.
- Retaining experts, scheduling expert examinations, and providing relevant documentation to experts upon request.
- Preparing authorizations and subpoenas and obtaining records as requested by attorneys.
- Submitting authorizations to record retrieval vendors and/or medical providers, with associated follow-up. Requesting discovery from all relevant entities/adversaries and producing discovery to other parties as requested by the assigned attorney, in accordance with office protocols.
- Propounding discovery on other parties as requested by the assigned attorney, in accordance with office protocol.
- Assisting with trial support, including pre-trial hearing preparation and/or settlement agreements as needed in applicable jurisdictions.
- Providing other assistance as requested by the managing attorney, office administrator, legal operations manager, or other supervisors.

Education and Experience Information
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- A college degree is preferred.
- A paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal program is preferred.
- Experience in NY Worker's Compensation is required.
- At least 5 years of paralegal experience in the jurisdiction is required.
- Conversant with applicable law and rules governing civil procedure.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word is required.

Salary Information
The pay range for this position is between USD $55, and USD $75, per year. The total rewards package at the company includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help employees and their families stay healthy, achieve financial goals, and balance work and personal life demands. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, a retirement savings plan with company match, a discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and paid time off plans. Salary considerations are based on geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Additional Information
The company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, respecting and valuing every individual’s unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. The company is committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view, and experiences. Employees are empowered to contribute new ideas that support the company's continued and growing success. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core strategic imperatives for building a highly engaged team. Employees and business partners are expected to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance, address biases, and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.

Jun 04, 2025
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