Litigation Paralegal/Project Assistant

Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC; Birmingham (AL); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC in Birmingham, AL seeks a litigation paralegal or project assistant to support defense of personal injury and complex litigation matters. The role emphasizes subpoenas management, discovery organization, and collaboration with clients and attorneys.

The ideal candidate may have a paralegal certification or degree, or relevant education/experience. Strong writing, organization, and independent work are essential, with willingness to adopt AI-based tools.

Qualifikationen

• Strong organizational and communication abilities required.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to draft documents independently.
• Ability to learn and use AI-based document analysis tools.

Aufgaben

• Manage subpoenas to third parties from start to collection of materials.
• Coordinate with corporate client personnel on cases.
• Assist lawyers with calendar management, docketing, and scheduling.
• Communicate with third parties to ensure obligations are fulfilled.
• Organize evidentiary materials received in discovery and remove duplicates.
• Learn or use AI to summarize and analyze documents.
• Prepare materials for depositions and schedule accordingly.
• Prepare templates of common documents like representation letters and subpoenas.
• Support lawyers in other litigation tasks as needed.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Writing skills

Document drafting

Independent worker

AI tools adaptability

Ausbildung

Paralegal certification

Paralegal degree

Interest in law school

Jobbeschreibung

Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC has an immediate opening in our Birmingham, AL office for a litigation paralegal or project assistant to assist with our defense of a portfolio of personal injury cases, as well as some aspects of our complex litigation portfolio. We enjoy a highly collaborative culture in a familiar environment where individual contributions are recognized and valued.

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Manage subpoenas to third parties from inception to the collection and organization of all required materials.
• Interact diplomatically and efficiently with corporate client personnel working collaboratively on the same cases.
• Assist responsible lawyers with their calendar management, docketing, and scheduling responsibilities.
• Communicate extensively with third parties to ensure their fulfilment of obligations to us and our clients.
• Organize evidentiary materials received in discovery, including elimination of duplicative materials.
• Use artificial intelligence to summarize and analyze documents, or be prepared to learn to use artificial intelligence for these functions.
• Assist in the scheduling of and preparation of materials for depositions.
• Prepare and manage templates of commonly used documents, such as representation agreements and subpoena cover letters.
• Support lawyers in all other aspects of litigation, as needed.

THE ESSENTIALS

• We will consider either:
• A candidate with outstanding academic credentials, strongly considering law school and seeking to gain experience in a law office environment.
• A paralegal with a paralegal certification or degree, or an appropriate combination of education/experience.
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills, excellent writing skills, the ability to draft documents, and the ability to work independently.
• Strong ability to learn new technology quickly and adapt to artificial intelligence-based technology.

Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting lawyers and staff without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender, national origin, military and protected veteran status, or disability.