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Job ID#: 38158
Our client is growing the litigation team and adding an experienced litigation paralegal experience needed. Position offers great bonus and salary potential but candidate must be open to travel and overtime for trial. Position will assist in all aspects of the litigation process, including providing support for attorneys in the discovery process, motion practice, as well as hearings, mediations, trials, and arbitrations. Paralegal must be available for overtime hours, evenings, weekends, and travel, as needed.
Essential Job Functions:
- Thorough knowledge of a plaintiff personal injury litigation practice including an understanding and knowledge of court practices, requirements and deadlines in both state and federal courts.
- Ability to take a new case from file to trial.
- Prepare legal documents including petitions, answers, discovery, motions, pre-trial motions, legal memorandum, waivers, memos, case briefs, request medical records, Rule 11 agreements, settlements, and client correspondence.
- Compile deposition and trial notebooks, client interviews, pleadings, motions, pre-trial motions, depositions, investigation, mediation settlements, and familiarity with all discovery phases, including answers and responses to interrogatories, production, disclosures, and requests for admissions.
- Prepare LOPs, communicate with medical providers and lienholders.
- Responsible for proofreading and correctly formatting all materials.
- Provide assistance to other Paralegals within assigned teams whenever necessary to meet Firm and client needs. Organize and prioritize workload as to most efficiently enable and facilitate team effort to accomplish Firm and client goals.
- Exhibit professionalism by recognizing and adhering to all Firm policies, including attendance guidelines, dress code, security measures, and confidentiality requirements.
