Job ID: 49340
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Last Updated: 0 days ago
A successful law firm is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join their team in Birmingham, AL. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking a highly professional, reputable firm with a great in-office culture. This person will be supporting the firm’s Torts and Insurance Practice Group.
Responsibilities:
- Perform complex paralegal duties requiring knowledge of legal terminology and legal processes including case management from inception through discovery and verdict.
- Prepare, edit, and/or draft correspondence, reports, and legal documents.
- Prepare, edit and/or file in-state and out-of-state subpoenas, briefs, pleadings, and other filings in various state/federal courts.
- Plan and schedule conferences, depositions, and/or meetings.
- Maintain calendars including court deadlines and appearances and deadlines for discovery.
- Conduct searches through computer databases such as library, Secretary of State, PACER, SJIS, LEXIS, Internet, Autotrack, etc.
- Create complex database for documents and prepare PowerPoint presentations.
- Prepare summaries and analyses of research, reports, etc.
- Review documents for privileged material and prepare drafts of discovery documents.
- Assist with discovery matters and handle document productions.
- Perform legal searches and retrieve case law.
- Attend mediations, depositions, hearings, conferences, trials, and other court meetings as needed.
- Proofread documents
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of insurance defense litigation
- A bachelor’s degree, paralegal certification or degree, or appropriate combination of education/experience.
- Must be familiar with the State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, have strong organizational and communication skills, excellent writing skills and the ability to draft documents, and be able to work independently.
- Experience with drafting and electronic filing of pleadings, motions, deposition scheduling and summarization, trial preparation, and legal research.
- Knowledge of PACER, Word, Excel, Outlook, and other document management software.
- Knowledge of e-discovery, Trial Director, and Relativity preferred.
- $70,000-$95,000 annual salary, based on experience
- Comprehensive benefit package
