Construction Defect Paralegal

About the role

Cole, Scott & Kissane, a statewide defense firm, is seeking a defense litigation paralegal with 5+ years of recent defense litigation experience for its Fort Lauderdale West (Plantation) office location. The candidate must be experienced in construction defect and be an independent professional. This is an in-office position, 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of discovery responses and objections
• Summarization of medical and other types of records
• Preparation of medical chronologies
• Assistance with large document production
• Utilizing Adobe/Abbyy for electronic production issues
• Other litigation paralegal tasks
• Properly capturing time and billing according to client guidelines in a timely manner

Requirements

• 5+ years of recent defense litigation experience
• Experience in construction defect
• Ability to work as an independent professional
• Knowledge of preparation of discovery responses and objections
• Experience summarizing medical and other types of records
• Experience preparing medical chronologies
• Ability to assist with large document production
• Ability to utilize Adobe/Abbyy for electronic production issues
• Familiarity with L & A codes and billing software
• Proven ability to properly capture time and bill according to client guidelines in a timely manner
• Ability to multitask and stay calm under pressure of multiple deadlines
• Knowledge of case management systems; Imanage and Litify preferred
• Detail oriented
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Good attendance record
• Certified through a paralegal program, NALA, or a Florida Registered paralegal

Benefits

• 20 days of PTO
• 9 paid holidays
• Health, dental, and life insurance
• Long and short-term disability
• Long term care coverage
• 401k and more