Healthcare Litigation Practice Assistant

Polsinelli; Clayton (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Polsinelli seeks a Practice Group Assistant for the Health Care Litigation group in the Kansas City office. This entry-level role is ideal for recent graduates interested in the paralegal profession. The role emphasizes managing cases, drafting documents, and supporting depositions and trials.

The candidate should have a Paralegal Certificate and a bachelor’s degree, with strong organizational and communication skills to thrive in a fast-paced, professional setting.

Qualifications

• Paralegal Certificate and bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Experience as a litigation paralegal is helpful.
• Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple cases and documents from start to trial.
• Draft routine legal documents.
• Communicate with clients and subject matter experts.
• Collect documents from various sources.
• Organize medium and large case document collections and productions.
• Review, analyze, and summarize documents.
• Assist with deposition preparation and exhibits.
• Assist with trial preparation and during trial.
• Conduct document searches and factual research.

Skills

Excellent organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Litigation process knowledge

Effective prioritization

Document management

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

CaseMap

Trial Director

Education

Paralegal Certificate

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

CaseMap

Trial Director

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Polsinelli seeks a Practice Group Assistant for the Health Care Litigation group in the Kansas City office. This entry-level role is ideal for recent graduates interested in the paralegal profession. The role emphasizes managing cases, drafting documents, and supporting depositions and trials.

The candidate should have a Paralegal Certificate and a bachelor’s degree, with strong organizational and communication skills to thrive in a fast-paced, professional setting.