Insurance Defense Paralegal

We are looking for an Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegal with excellent computer and typing skills to work in a fast-paced, high-volume legal environment. This position supports a firm partner and assists additional attorneys in the litigation section of the firm as needed.

The ideal candidate will have both superior organizational skills and a masterful understanding of the litigation flow, as well as demonstrate the appropriate urgency and initiative in performing tasks that advance the cases toward resolution; will assist attorneys in prepping and organizing cases for hearings, depositions, mediations and trials, ordering and summarizing records, preparing affidavits and correspondence, conducting legal research, summarizing depositions, e-filing pleadings, scheduling, reviewing and analyzing law sources, and communications with attorneys and clients.

It is imperative that the paralegal understands how to manage a case from beginning to end.

• Summarize cases and prepare reports for attorneys
• Conduct research, investigate facts, and develop legal arguments
• Draft legal documents such as contracts, depositions, and pleadings
• Prepare and file documents with courts
• Organize and archive the documents related to completed and ongoing cases
• Keep track of changes in the legal framework and provide timely updates on these changes
• Conduct client interviews and maintain general contact with the client
• Locate and interview witnesses
• Bill out time
• Conduct investigations, statistical and documentary, and legal research
• Draft legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings
• Summarize depositions, interrogatories, and testimony

• 401(k)
• Employee discount programs
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Legal
• Industry: Law Practice