Paralegal
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Job Description
The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a litigation paralegal as well as experience leading other Paralegals.
Principal Duties
- Manage and maintain a docket including scheduling calendaring tracking deadlines preparing evidence submissions communicating with witnesses and appraisers.
- Responsible for a full range of office support administrative duties including but not limited to requesting information from county or other governmental entities performing internet research and preparing basic correspondence
- Track coordinate and complete all paper and electronic filings
- Communicate with clients and opposing counsel delivering an exceptional level of service.
- Assist other members of the practice and attorneys as needed.
- Recommend and implement process improvements and efficiencies
- Participate in crosstraining activities at both the office and firmwide levels.
- Other duties as assigned
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact with diverse client base in a professional and serviceoriented manner.
- Proficient computer skills and comfortable learning new software programs. Intermediate level Word Excel and Outlook skills. Experience using a database.
- Basic math skills and ability to convert percentages to decimals.
- Strong problemsolving skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Comfortable wearing different hats assuming different responsibilities and assisting others as the need arises.
- A detailoriented approach to work and the ability to prioritize workload and deal with stress in a fastpaced work environment. Effective under pressure and highvolume situations with multiple priorities and deadlines.
- High level of confidentiality.
- Selfmotivated and comfortable taking initiative.
- Willingness to dive into demanding situations with a rollupyoursleeves approach to problem solving ability to do what needs to be done to meet deadlines and assist others in a small office environment.
Experience and Education
- 1 yearlaw firm experience as a litigation paralegal required
- Paralegal certification or Bachelors degree preferredor equivalent work experience
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job the employee must be able to:
- Perform light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment such as telephone copier scanner computer etc.
- Works in a typical office setting.
- Ability to work more than 35 hours in a work week during busy periods. (Required to be in office 5 days a week during the months of March and July for busy filing periods.
Training period would be 5 days a week in office. Once completed hybrid schedule 2 days remote 3 days in office.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
