Legal Assistant

Vernis & Bowling; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Vernis & Bowling's Atlanta office is seeking Legal Assistants to join our team. We are a fast-paced insurance defense firm.

The ideal paralegal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 2 years of insurance defense experience, although training is available for the right candidates. Responsibilities include summarizing records and court files, scheduling couriers and witnesses, conducting legal research, drafting and reviewing documents, and assisting in trial preparation and discovery

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of insurance defense experience preferred.
• Ability to summarize records and court files.
• Capable of trial preparation and discovery tasks.

Responsibilities

• Summarizes records and court files.
• Schedule couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses & other functions.
• Research statutes, decisions, and legal articles.
• Drafts and reviews briefs, pleadings, discovery materials, appeals and contracts.
• Assist in trial preparation and organize exhibits and documents.
• Serve as liaison between counsel, clients, experts, and others.
• Maintain attorney’s calendar for conferences, teleconferences, and depositions.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting documents

Court filing

Job description

Vernis & Bowling's Atlanta office is seeking Legal Assistants to join our team. We are a fast-paced insurance defense firm. The ideal paralegal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 2 years of insurance defense experience, although training is available for the right candidates.

Job Duties

• Summarizes records and court files.
• Schedule couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses & other special functions.
• Research sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, constitutions, and public records.
• Drafts, prepares and performs limited reviews of legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, discovery materials, appeals and contracts.
• Assists in trial preparation and discovery practices such as gathering and organizing exhibits, trial data, documents, and other materials in response to subpoenas, discovery requests, interrogatories, motions for summary judgments, etc.
• Serves as a limited liaison between counsel, clients, experts, witnesses, third parties, and other outside contacts.
• Maintain attorney’s calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, and depositions.