Litigation Assistant - Insurance Defense (Hybrid)

Legal Search Solutions, Inc.; West Palm Beach (FL); Híbrido; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Legal Search Solutions, Inc. in West Palm Beach seeks an experienced Paralegal or Litigation Assistant to support an expanding insurance defense practice.

The role requires independent case monitoring, strict adherence to deadlines, and proactive coordination with attorneys, clients, and third parties. The ideal candidate has litigation support experience, familiarity with e-filing, subpoenas, discovery, depositions, and Litify (a plus).

Formación

• Prior experience as a litigation legal assistant/paralegal, preferably in insurance defense.
• Strong understanding of the litigation process and the administrative requirements associated with active litigation cases.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to independently monitor cases, deadlines, and outstanding tasks.
• Strong follow-up skills and the ability to consistently follow through with attorneys, opposing counsel, clients, vendors, subpoena targets, and other parties.
• Experience with e-filing, e-service, calendaring, subpoenas, discovery, depositions, mediations, and litigation support.
• Experience working with case-management software; Litify experience is a plus.
• The ability to prioritize competing deadlines and communicate when additional direction is needed.
• A proactive approach to identifying work that needs to be completed.

Responsabilidades

• Pre-Suit: monitor and follow up on pre-suit matters including public records requests, preservation letters, vehicle inspections coordination, attorney interviews documentation, statements of client rights and tracking outstanding tasks.
• Litigation Case Management: obtain and organize records, process e-service, review deadlines, maintain case files and the Requests tab, assist with summaries and discovery plans, file Notices of Production to Non-Parties (NPNPs), and manage certificates of non-objection (CNOs).
• Calendaring: accurately calendar deadlines for complaints, scheduling orders, discovery responses, and CMEs; coordinate with all necessary parties.
• Work Ethic: function independently, maintain task lists, follow up proactively, and keep attorneys informed of issues and deadlines.
• Environment: thrive in a busy litigation setting with multiple cases and competing deadlines; attend scheduling meetings as required.

Conocimientos

Litigation support

Organizational skills

Deadline monitoring

Communication with attorneys

E-filing & subpoenas

Herramientas

Litify

Descripción del empleo

Legal Search Solutions, Inc. in West Palm Beach seeks an experienced Paralegal or Litigation Assistant to support an expanding insurance defense practice.

The role requires independent case monitoring, strict adherence to deadlines, and proactive coordination with attorneys, clients, and third parties. The ideal candidate has litigation support experience, familiarity with e-filing, subpoenas, discovery, depositions, and Litify (a plus).