Construction Paralegal | Tampa

About the role

Shutts & Bowen, a full-service law firm serving clients locally, nationally, and internationally, is seeking a Paralegal for its Construction Litigation Practice in the Tampa office. This position performs a variety of legal administrative support duties and delivers high-quality service to clients, exhibiting commitment to integrity and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Experience working in a mid to large-sized firm and collaborating with various firm-wide departments to handle various responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of the rules of procedure governing courts relating to this role, including experience filing pleadings with the court in compliance with court requirements.
• Assist with trial preparation, including the readiness of courtrooms and attendance at trials.
• Conduct investigations, engage in legal research, develop draft pleadings, prepare motions for review by an assigned attorney, and assist in discovery.
• Act as liaison with designated outside counsel and their paralegal staff.
• Advise attorney on the priority needs and status of assigned cases.
• Prepare draft affidavits of documents, maintain case correspondence and document files.
• Contact court administrators and regulatory bodies as needed.
• Write memoranda to summarize research results.
• Handle large and complex document productions to include retrieval, review, and upload to databases.
• Cite-check and edit legal documents.
• Maintain documents, transcripts, and work product databases.
• Organize and prepare exhibit lists and privilege logs.
• Responsible for coordination of work with outside document/litigation vendors.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Experience tracking and billing professional time to client files.
• Manage electronic and paper case files.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of Florida law firm experience required
• Florida construction litigation experience required
• Experience working with multiple attorneys required
• Florida Registered Paralegal (FRP) preferred
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure and time constraints
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple responsibilities
• Strong attention to detail, initiative and follow-through required
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly express thoughts to others and exchange information
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, vendors, and clients
• Knowledge of Florida Court procedures, processes, and filing requirements
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including extensive knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, and experience working with law firm case management and billing software required
• Knowledge of FileSite, CMS, SmartTime, and Aderant a plus
• Working knowledge of Relativity is required
• Physical attendance and punctuality at the workplace are required

Schedule

Generally, core working hours are from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, with the flexibility to work overtime as needed.