Litigation Paralegal

THE DORMAN LAW FIRM LLC; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Careers Advancement Opportunities

Flexible Scheduling

Competitive Compensation

Job summary

THE DORMAN LAW FIRM LLC is looking for a highly motivated Litigation Paralegal to join their team in the United States. The role involves drafting and editing legal documents, assisting with case settlements, conducting legal research, and ensuring that all litigation processes are managed efficiently. Ideal candidates will have experience as a paralegal, strong communication skills, and familiarity with relevant legal software. The firm offers career advancement opportunities and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Litigation Paralegal or similar role is preferred.
• Familiarity with legal terminology and court system.
• Highly organized with document management experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-claim investigations and legal research.
• Draft pleadings, motions, and appellate documents for filing.
• Maintain case-related documents and organize case files.

Skills

Legal procedures familiarity

Strong communication skills

Document management

Excellent research skills

Ability to multitask

Education

Paralegal certification or BA/BS Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

CLIO

QuickBooks

PC Law

Family Law Software

Job description

Benefits/Perks

• Careers Advancement Opportunities
• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Litigation Paralegal to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for drafting and editing legal documents, spreadsheets, reports, background information from clients and third parties to complete applications or documents to be submitted to court or to an administrative agency. Additionally, this position also entails administrative tasks such as answering telephones, sending faxes or emails, filing documents and conducting interviews for new hire. You will be responsible for assisting in all Litigation Process and candidate should be hardworking and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-claim investigation, legal research, and initial case assessments
• Draft pleadings, motions, and appellate documents, and file them with the court
• Ensure that case-related documents are well organized and available for review
• Provide administrative duties, which includes calendar hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, and managing logistics
• Communicate with clients
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
• Maintain and update documentation
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
• Aids attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery requests by obtaining information from clients to respond to interrogatories and requests for discovery or by obtaining information from third parties
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources such as banks, insurance companies, medical records, past employers, retirement plan providers, courts, probation officers, government agencies, and other entities
• Liaise between trial teams and internal and/or external third parties
• Helps with voir dire, jury selection, and witnesses preparation by drafting voir dire questions, and developing jury profiles at the attorney's direction
• Provides assistance with case settlements by compiling and calculating medical bills, court cost fees, and other expenses associated with case settlement in litigation or mediation proceedings

Qualifications

Qualifications to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Previous experience as a Litigation Paralegal or similar role is preferred
• Paralegal or legal certification or BA/BS Degree as a Paralegal is preferred
• Familiarity with legal procedures, terminology, and the court system
• Strong verbal and written communication skills along with attention to detail. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Highly organized with document management experience
• Excellent research skills
• Comfortable Microsoft Office and case management software
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
• Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, QuickBooks, CLIO, PC Law, Family Law Software to calculate financial affidavits, child support, and alimony calculation
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Extensive computer and database expertise