Sr Litigation Paralegal

About the role

The position involves providing advanced paralegal, administrative, and clerical support to trial attorneys in ERIE’s staff counsel office. It supports litigation matters from inception through resolution.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, prepares, and assists with pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, correspondence, and other litigation documents.
• Collaborates with claims professionals, insureds, experts, opposing counsel, and court personnel as directed.
• Coordinates discovery, including document management, obtaining authorizations, deposition scheduling, and preparation of summaries and exhibits.
• Conducts legal and factual research and summarizes findings for attorney review.
• Aids in trial, arbitration, and mediation preparation, including trial notebooks, exhibits, witness materials, and logistics.
• Performs clerical and administrative tasks such as calendaring, scanning, copying, mailing, scheduling, and maintaining litigation databases.
• Processes litigation-related invoices and expenses as directed.
• Manually or electronically files documents in state and federal courts and monitors deadlines to ensure compliance with court rules.
• Maintains and manages active and closed litigation files in accordance with records retention requirements.
• Serves as a resource to junior paralegals and legal support staff.

Requirements

• Minimum educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies and three years of litigation paralegal experience; or Associate degree in Paralegal Studies and five years of litigation paralegal experience; or High school diploma or equivalent and seven years of Paralegal experience required.
• Additional experience: Six years of experience in a law firm, insurance staff counsel office, or corporate legal department preferred.
• Designations and/or Licenses: Notary Public designation preferred or willingness to obtain.

Qualifications

• Collaborates
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Ensures Accountability
• Information Management Skills
• Instills Trust
• Job-Specific Knowledge
• Nimble Learning
• Optimizes Work Processes (IC)
• Self-Development
• Values Diversity