Litigation Defense Paralegal

Quest Group Executive Search and Staffing Solutions; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/STD/Life

401K – 100% vested on day 1

Profit sharing

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Semi-Annual discretionary bonuses

Paid Parking

Pet Insurance

Annual reviews and salary adjustments

Employee referral program

Job summary

Quest Group is seeking a talented Defense Litigation Paralegal for our client, a defense litigation law firm in Miami (Coconut Grove area). The role will support several attorneys with focus on trials, premises liability, personal injury, products liability, and insurance defense work.

Ideal candidates have defense litigation experience and must have attended trials. The firm offers extremely competitive compensation, generous benefits, and a 36.25 hour work week with overtime; after 90 days,

Qualifications

• Experience in defense litigation environments.
• Must have attended trials and supported counsel.

Responsibilities

• Attend trials and support counsel.
• Draft litigation documents.
• Summarize medical records and prepare chronologies.
• Prepare timelines, compile information, and create statistics/charts.
• Locate experts needed for trial.
• Conduct legal research.

Skills

Defense litigation experience

Trial attendance

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!

Experience will be rewarded with OUTSTANDING benefits:

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

*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!

Annual reviews and salary adjustments as warranted by performance

Employee referral program - $1000-$1500 per referral