Legal Assistant - Tort Litigation Unit

About the role

The Legal Assistant will work with approximately four trial attorneys and be responsible for sending out investigation requests to City departments and following up to ensure timely responses to Discovery requests. The Legal Assistant will assist in the drafting of Discovery answers, interview City inspectors, police officers and motor vehicle operators, and conduct investigations to determine property ownership, contractor or utility work, and background investigation of claimants. The Legal Assistant will assist with trial preparation and may be called upon to prepare deposition digests, subpoena requests, process settlements and judgments, and other tasks as deemed appropriate by supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Processing settlement agreements and updating databases as required
• Managing mandated reporting to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with claims information
• Sending requests for information to relevant City agencies and following up to meet rigid deadlines
• Drafting answers to Discovery
• Interviewing witnesses
• Researching real property ownership or possession
• Assisting attorneys with the logistics of case management, document preparation, and trial

Requirements

• Excellent organizational skills
• Effective and professional oral and written communication
• Ability to work independently and think proactively
• Ability to manage and prioritize numerous assignments
• Computer skills required/desired for the position include: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access), Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms), Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets, OpenOffice Calc), Email (mail merge, filters, folders, rules), Presentations/Slideshows (PowerPoint, Google Slides, OpenOffice Impress, Tableu), Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other virtual platforms
• Ability to complete work projects in a timely and accurate manner

Qualifications

• Preferred candidate will possess an Associates degree, paralegal certificate or equivalent and have executive assistant experience, preferably in a legal setting.