Legal Assistant/Paralegal - General Liability - Insurance Defense

Primary Job Duties

• Drafting legal memoranda including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, correspondence and discovery motions
• Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
• Assist with preparing attorneys for mediation and trial
• Conduct case law research using Lexis and public access websites to assist with strategies for defense
• Prepare Answers and correspondence
• Prepare Table of Contents and Table of Authorities for Appellate Briefs
• Prepare Affidavit of Service and facilitate outgoing documents to the Court and to adversaries

Key Competencies

• Communicating - Legal Professionals provide the information required by others in a concise, direct, and unambiguous way. They perceive how the message affects the receiver and strive to ensure that the receiver clearly understands the specifics and function of the message.
• Conflict Management - Legal Professionals address problems openly and objectively and bring substantial conflicts and disagreements into the open with the intention of resolving issues in an unemotional and constructive manner.
• Professionalism - Legal Professionals set high standards and serve as role models for work performance, ethical conduct, and respect for others. They consistently conduct themselves in a manner consistent with generally accepted moral principles and values and within the guidelines and best practices of their profession.
• Planning & Priority Setting - Legal Professionals identify priorities and develop detailed action plans that include objectives, accountabilities, time frames, standards, review stages, and contingencies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years' legal experience
• Experience in preparing and serving documents, typing from dictation
• Must be able to handle some paralegal and legal secretary duties
• Proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office applications especially Outlook and Word
• Must have ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Familiarity with Aderant Total Office (ATO), Lexis Advance and/or PcLaw

Pay

Salary range $40,000 to $60,000

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