Litigation Paralegal

Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC, a midtown litigation law firm is seeking a Paralegal with 3+ years’ of litigation experience (preferably Medical Malpractice), to work directly with Partners Tim Bendin, Esq. and Kristin Pierson, Esq. All candidates must have a Paralegal certificate or excellent academic credentials, coupled with demonstrated significant professional responsibility. Knowledge of iManage, Word, Excel, Outlook and Lexis Nexis is required.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Please submit resume w/cover letter to

Salary commensurate with experience.

• Obtain and organize all medical records.
• Draft non-party requests and follow up with non-parties to obtain records, if needed.
• Prepare all materials for our document productions in discovery.
• Work with the client, witnesses, and experts to obtain documents needed for production.
• Schedule phone calls, meetings, depositions, etc. with our witnesses and experts and maintain the calendar to reflect same.
• Prepare and produce our experts’ files for their depositions.
• Send deposition errata sheets to our witnesses and experts and ensure they are returned to the court reporter on time.
• Draft notices of depositions for plaintiffs, witnesses, opposing experts, etc.
• Reserve the court reporter/videographer, location, and any other deposition needs for depositions that we notice.
• Prepare materials for attorney review prior to and use during meetings and depositions.
• Obtain testimonial history (IDEX) reports on experts and obtain past deposition transcripts.
• Draft pleadings and motions as necessary.
• Research Plaintiff and any other witnesses as necessary through social media and Lexis Nexis.
• Prepare attorneys for trial, arbitration, hearings, and mediation.