Paralegal

Paralegal Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the preparation, filing and service of pleadings.
• Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutrals for scheduling and sharing information and document productions
• Organizing and managing documents, and review and summary of same, including medical records
• Coordinating the collection, review and production of documents and responding to discovery requests
• Assisting with trial preparation including the assembly of exhibits, witness binders and appendices for depositions and court filings
• Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits
• Researching case-related factual issues using in-house files and outside reference sources
• Compiling information and, preparing statistics, charts, graphs and other summaries to detail the findings

Paralegal Qualifications and Skills:

• Participating in educational opportunities to keep up-to-date on job knowledge
• Reading professional publications
• Maintaining personal networks
• Participating in professional organizations
• Excellent organization skills
• Attention to detail.
• Legal research and investigation skills
• Ability to follow direction and procedures
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritize workload and assignments

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program preferred, or a combination of education and/or experience
• 3-4 years of significant and substantive litigation experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting.
• Experience drafting, cite-checking, and correcting legal briefs (trial and appellate).
• Experience managing medium to large-scale document productions.
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software