Sr. Paralegal

This hybrid position requires working from the Nashville office twice per week. Nationwide Trial Division (NTD) is a national team with approximately 40 offices across four regions in the United States. As a Senior Paralegal, you will provide pre-trial and trial support to a team of legal professionals representing clients under both commercial and personal lines insurance policies, supporting highly productive legal teams with a case volume reflecting a commitment to strategic and proactive file handling, innovative thinking, effective collaboration, embracing technology, and a highly organized approach to case management.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct pre-trial and trial support generally for litigated matters with varied complexity
• Assists in the drafting, review, filing, and service of pleadings, motions, and at times complex motions such as motions in limine and dispositive motions, discovery, and subpoenas
• Reviews and drafts documents for document production requests
• Analyzes and drafts responses to incoming discovery
• Reviews and summarizes medical records
• Conducts legal research and writing assignments, which may include the preparation of medical chronologies and drafts impactful deposition summaries of fact and expert witnesses
• Proactively assists the attorney to move case files to trial/resolution
• May attend case related events, provides trial support, and supports and/or is a change champion in technology
• Brings a well-developed sense of organization to coordinate workflow, maintain filing and follow up system, and support the overall litigation strategy
• Coordinates and schedules depositions, hearings, and meetings; and communicates with clients and expert witnesses
• Provides administrative support to trial team(s), including the retrieval of information from document management system, and the assembly of exhibits, binders, and appendices for depositions, court filings, hearings, and trial
• Maintains working knowledge of court procedures and local rules
• Reviews court dockets and retrieves case information
• Understands and maintains confidentiality with respect to the attorney-client privilege/relationship, trial strategies, ethics rules, the identities of the plaintiff, defense clients and claims’ customers
• Performs legal assistant and other administrative duties
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

Education

• Undergraduate studies in business administration, insurance, or other related area(s) preferred

License/Certification/Designation

• Certification in paralegal studies strongly preferred and/or demonstrated insurance litigation related paralegal experience

Experience

• Typically five years of experience in a paralegal capacity doing demonstrated insurance related litigation

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Strong knowledge of each file assigned to trial team(s) and capable of understanding the relevancy of case information
• General knowledge of law office operations, practices, and procedures
• Experience in filing and scheduling procedures of the various courts, the use of federal and state e-filing and e-Court systems
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, and case management databases such as Legal Files preferred
• Understanding of both personal and commercial lines policies preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interaction with attorneys, paralegals, court personnel, clients, and claims staff
• Strong research and organizational skills, detail oriented, focused, technologically savvy, adaptable to learning new systems and processes, and can prioritize and multi-task
• Exercises independent initiative and judgment in daily tasks
• Must acknowledge and comply with all corporate and NTD policies and procedures
• Complies with the private practice of law policy and the ethical rules of the state where the position is located

Values

• Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values

Job Conditions

• Overtime Eligibility: Eligible (Non-Exempt)
• Working Conditions: Professional law office environment with potential for hybrid work schedule, occasional travel, and occasional overtime subject to approval
• ADA: The above statements cover principal and essential functions; specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties
• Credit/Background Check: Due to fiduciary accountability, a valid credit and/or background check will be required as part of the selection process

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off: newly hired associates receive a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year, pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
• Nine paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid pension plan
• Business casual attire

Pay

National salary range for Sr Paralegal - Trial Division: $62,500.00–$115,500.00. Expected starting salary range: $62,500.00–$93,500.00. Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure; placement within the actual starting salary range will be determined by factors including skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope, complexity, location of the role, cost of labor in the market, and other conditions of employment.