Litigation Defense Paralegal

Quest Group Executive Search and Staffing Solutions; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/STD/Life

401K - 100% vested on day 1

Profit sharing

Job summary

Quest Group in Miami is seeking a talented Defense Litigation Paralegal to support our client, a defense litigation firm in the Coconut Grove area. The role focuses on premises liability, personal injury, products liability, and insurance defense, with emphasis on trial attendance and real-time support for multiple attorneys.

The ideal candidate will have defense experience, trial attendance capability, and strong skills in drafting, record summarization, and chronology creation.

Qualifications

• Experience in defense litigation supporting attorneys.
• Ability to attend trials and assist with court filings.
• Proficient in legal research and drafting pleadings.

Responsibilities

• Attend trials and support counsel.
• Assist with drafting litigation documents and filings.
• Summarize medical records and prepare chronologies.
• Prepare timelines and charts; gather info for trials.
• Locate experts and coordinate for trial needs.
• Perform legal research as required.

Skills

Defense litigation experience

Trial attendance experience

Legal research

Job description

Due to promotion, Quest Group is searching for a talented Defense Litigation Paralegal for our client, a defense litigation law, firm in Miami, (Coconut Grove area).

I am retained by a highly respected firm whom we have worked with extensively and everyone we have placed absolutely loves working with them!!!! Headquarters is in Atlanta and they also have offices in Phoenix, Orlando, Miami, Las Vegas and Birmingham and Houston!

Role will be supporting several attorneys and responsible for:

• The firm has 11 Attorney's and 2 Paralegals and an Office Service Clerk who supports the entire firm. Looking to add an additional experienced Defense Litigation Paralegal WHO HAS EXPERIENCE ATTENDING TRIALS (Main focus is premises, personal injury, products liability and insurance defense work MUST HAVE DEFENSE EXPERIENCE)
• Attending trials supporting counsel.
• Assist with Drafting litigation documents.
• Summarize Medical records and prepare chronologies.
• Prepare timelines, compile info and prepare statistics/charts.
• Locate experts needed for trial. *MUST have experience attending trails!)
• Assist with performing legal research.

EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION!

36.25 hour work week (PAID FOR 40 hours), eligible for Overtime (8:45am-5pm)

Experience will be rewarded with OUTSTANDING benefits:

• *After 90 days, work from home is available one day per week
• Medical/Dental/Vision/STD/Life (Very affordable!)
• 401K - 100% vested on day 1
• Profit sharing, firm contributes 5.5% of salary
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Semi-Annual discretionary bonuses **
• Paid Parking
• Pet Insurance!
• Employee referral program - $1000-$1500 per referral