Litigation Paralegal - Workers' Comp Trial (On-Site)

Morgan & Morgan; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Morgan & Morgan seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our workers' compensation team. You will support attorneys before, during, and after trials, drafting and filing documents, coordinating depositions, and handling discovery.

The role is on-site to immerse you in the work and collaborate closely with the team. Strong paralegal experience and a focus on workers' compensation preferred.

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 Workers' Compensation (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
• Extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm

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

Typing 35 wpm

Calendaring / scheduling

Education

Associate degree / paralegal cert

Accredited paralegal program

Workers' Compensation experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

E-filing

Job description

Morgan & Morgan seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our workers' compensation team. You will support attorneys before, during, and after trials, drafting and filing documents, coordinating depositions, and handling discovery.

The role is on-site to immerse you in the work and collaborate closely with the team. Strong paralegal experience and a focus on workers' compensation preferred.