Litigation Paralegal: Trial & Discovery Support (On-Site)

Morgan & Morgan, P.A.; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Morgan & Morgan, P.A. is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support our trial teams. You will work closely with attorneys, preparing pleadings, filing documents, and coordinating discovery and depositions in state and federal courts.

This on-site role demands sharp writing, research, and organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task across cases while maintaining timelines and professional communication with clients and staff.

Qualifications

• Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred).
• 2+ years of litigation experience (required).
• Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).
• Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury-related practice areas. (preferred)
• Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings
• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices, etc.
• Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda.
• E-file all court documents in state and federal court.
• Communications with clients, court, counsel, and others.
• Conduct legal research and factual investigation.
• Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
• Draft and server summons.
• Coordinate and summarize depositions.
• Prepare trial binders and exhibits.
• Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court.
• Performing administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics).
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes.
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
• Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests.
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources.
• Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties.
• Witness preparation.
• Assisting with case settlements.
• Other tasks as requested by the attorney.

Skills

Litigation experience

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Organization

Deadline management

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Paralegal certificate (preferred)

Nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Morgan & Morgan, P.A. is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support our trial teams. You will work closely with attorneys, preparing pleadings, filing documents, and coordinating discovery and depositions in state and federal courts.

This on-site role demands sharp writing, research, and organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task across cases while maintaining timelines and professional communication with clients and staff.