Paralegal

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtains, reviews, analyzes, and summarizes legal documentation.
• Schedules depositions and other meetings with clients, witnesses, experts, opposing counsel, court reporters and others.
• Identifies, locates, interviews, and evaluates potential experts and sends expert packages to parties for review.
• Tracks requests for documents and regularly follows up on progress of receipt.
• Regularly reviews files and proactively works to move cases forward.
• Documents files and updates clients regarding status of case.
• Participates in all aspects of discovery and trial preparation.
• Prepare draft legal documents and discovery.
• Maintains an expert database and research opposing counsel’s experts.
• Make travel arrangements and provide directions and other necessary information to attorneys.
• Performs research pertaining to legal issues and precedents related to cases.
• E-Files documents with the various courts or provide directions for runners to file.
• This office is primarily paperless. Enters billable time into computer daily utilizing billing software.
• Maintains accurate billing records and meets a minimum billing requirement per month/year.
• Performs non-billable functions, including but not limited to, participating on strategic committees, assisting in seminar development, assisting with production of presentations, mentoring and training new employees.
• Ensures all functions are performed in exact accordance with applicable client guidelines.
• Remains flexible and open to requests for support or assistance outside of the scope of this job description and to other duties as directed by the Management team.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required

• Knowledge of legal principles and practices to assume responsibility of providing support for attorney team members in case management and information gathering at a level normally acquired through completion of an associate’s degree or certified paralegal education.
• Knowledge of the various courts, their rules and filing requirements.
• Interpersonal skills are necessary to communicate with a diverse group of attorneys, staff, and clients and to provide information with ordinary courtesy, diplomacy and tact.
• Demonstrates organizational, prioritization, and attention to detail skills to allow for timely, effective, and accurate performance of job duties.
• Ability to demonstrate impeccable integrity in confidential matters.
• Accurate typing ability, comprehensive computer and office equipment experience.