Experienced Paralegal – Litigation / Professional Liability Defense – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Marshall Dennehey; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Bonus program

Free parking

Job summary

Marshall Dennehey, a large civil defense litigation firm, seeks a full-time Paralegal for its Fort Lauderdale office with Litigation / Professional Liability experience. The role includes handling fast-paced discovery, trial preparation, and maintaining an independent caseload.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Litigation/Professional Liability experience.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree required; Paralegal certificate preferred.
• Ability to manage fast-paced Discovery, prepare for trial, and maintain a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Obtain, review and analyze documents, including medical and financial records, tax and employment records.
• Generate status reports, logs, and indexes.
• Create medical record and other factual chronologies and summaries.
• Prepare for trial including trial notebooks, exhibits, and witness files.
• Coordinate with clients, opposing firms, and courts.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Paralegal Certificate (ABA-approved)

Job description

The law offices of Marshall Dennehey, a large civil defense litigation firm, is seeking a full-time Paralegal for its Fort Lauderdale office with Litigation / Professional Liability experience. Litigation involving the defense of various individuals, private and public companies, and non-profit entities in a broad range of business matters. The work consists of complex litigation with an emphasis on the defense of non-medical professionals, including attorneys, directors and officers, insurance brokers and title agents, architects and engineers, design professionals, general contractors, construction managers and subcontractors, against claims of liability, breach of contract, construction defect, design defect, delay, insurance coverage issues and licensure issues.

Are you an organized, detail-oriented paralegal who wants to play an important role on our legal team?

• Can you manage fast-paced Discovery, prepare for trial and independently maintain a caseload?

We offer:

• A comprehensive Health insurance package including: Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision benefits
• Numerous Firm Sponsored voluntary benefits including: Supplemental Life Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Legal Plan & Flexible Spending accounts
• A generous Paid Time Off policy and Paid Holidays
• 401K
• Bonus Program
• Free parking
• Hybrid (remote/in-office) schedule

Job duties may include:

• Obtain, review and analyze documents, including medical and financial records, tax and employment records, or any other relevant information
• Generate status reports, logs, and indexes
• Create medical record and other factual chronologies and summaries
• Compile evidence and supporting information by searching records, discovery documents, transcripts, libraries, and databases
• Manage files and documents
• Coordinate with support services and clients, opposing law firms, and courts
• Prepare for trial including preparing trial notebooks, exhibits, and witness files
• Correspond with clients and opposing law firms
• Communication of issues with experts and investigation and analysis of expert qualifications and experience, including prior transcripts, testimony and articles.
• Perform additional duties as required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• High attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate work
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Ability to complete assignments within agreed deadlines by prioritizing workload
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills as they become necessary
• Practice and foster an atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation

Job Requirements:

• At least 3 - 5 years of Litigation/Professional Liability experience.
• Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree or an Associate's degree.
• Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program is preferred.

If you're looking to join a firm where people stay, careers grow, and work-life balance is genuinely respected, Marshall Dennehey offers an exceptional opportunity.

Marshall Dennehey does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings.

Marshall Dennehey supports and encourages workplace diversity and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer AA/M/F/D/V.

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