Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda
• E-file all court documents in state and federal court
• Communications with clients, court, counsel, and others
• Conduct legal research and factual investigation
• Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses
• Draft and server summons
• Coordinate and summarize depositions
• Prepare trial binders and exhibits
• Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court
• Performing administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics)
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
• Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources
• Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties
• Help witness’s preparation
• Help with case settlements
• Assisting with other tasks as requested by the attorney

Requirements

• Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)
• Bilingual English and Spanish. (preferred)
• At least 2+ years of working experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred)
• Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury related practice areas. (preferred)
• Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, handle a fast-paced environment, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
• Great written and communication skills, be proficient in calendar depositions, mediation, and hearings with attention to detail
• 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 type no less than 35 wpm

Benefits