Jobs · Legal · Illinois

Scheduling Paralegal

Witherite Law Group · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteLegalFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Effectively manage a case load of 75 – 100 cases.
  • Schedule hearings, trials, depositions, and mediations.
  • Schedule client meetings including discovery meetings, deposition prep, and trial prep.
  • Maintain case notes regarding scheduling in case management program (Filevine).
  • Accurately manage attorney’s calendar.
  • Verify and confirm attorney’s appointments daily.
  • Draft deposition notices, hearing notices, and scheduling orders.
  • Prepare client letters, supplemental demand letters, and misc. correspondence.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Proficient in personal injury law involving motor vehicle accidents.
  • Excellent time management, multi-tasking, and critical thinking skills.
  • Detail oriented with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Previous experience working in a fast-paced high-volume environment (minimum of 2 years, 5 preferred) working in high volume personal injury case litigation.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Adobe, and Case Management (Filevine).
  • Working knowledge of common deadlines and protocols of personal injury litigation.
  • Professional appearance and behavior.
  • Able to work overtime as required in order to timely accomplish work expectations.

Physical Requirements

  • Office environment with normal business hours necessary to satisfactorily perform job functions.
  • Stationary Position – Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
  • Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, office machinery, etc.
  • May occasionally ascend/descend the stairs to get to other floors, cafeteria and parking area.
  • Constantly operate a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine/printer.
  • Occasionally move supplies weighing up to 10 pounds for various presentation and event needs.
  • Communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, exchange information.
  • The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Benefits And Perks

  • Medical, dental, vision.
  • Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance.
  • Company Paid STD (with no waiting period) and LTD Insurance.
  • Option to purchase additional Life and AD&D Insurance.
  • Voluntary Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Coverage.
  • 401(k) with company contributions.
  • Paid Time Off.
  • 10 Company Holidays.
  • Tuition Reimbursement.

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