Paralegal

Taylor Day; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Day in Downtown Jacksonville, FL is seeking a full-time in-office Paralegal. This role focuses on supporting attorneys with calendaring, document review, and preparation for depositions, hearings, and trials.

You will engage with clients, carriers, and vendors while upholding confidentiality and strict professional standards. Qualifications include strong organization, meticulous attention to detail, and prior paralegal experience in insurance defense preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Dependable with confidentiality and policies.
• Prior legal experience as legal assistant/paralegal in insurance defense strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients, insurance carriers, other firms, the court, and litigation support vendors.
• Maintain attorney calendar and deadlines.
• Review and summarize medical records.
• Review and summarize medical service billing records.
• Extract relevant information from investigative documents such as police reports, surveillance reports, and government agency records.
• Prepare files for upcoming depositions, hearings, mediations and trial.
• Handle pleading shells/drafts for attorney review.
• File and serve documents as needed.
• Review court procedures and ensure compliance with specific county and judge rules.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Skills

Strong organization

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Insurance defense experience preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

ProLaw

Job description

Downtown Jacksonville, Florida law firm seeks an enthusiastic, self-motivated full-time in-office Paralegal.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities for Paralegal:

• Communicate with clients, insurance carriers, other firms, the court, and litigation support vendors


• Maintain attorney calendar and deadlines


• Review and summarize medical records


• Review and summarize medical service billing records


• Extract relevant information from investigative documents such as police reports, surveillance reports, and government agency records.


• Prepare files for upcoming depositions, hearings, mediations and trial


• Handle pleading shells/drafts for attorney review


• File and serve documents as needed


• Review court procedures and ensure compliance with specific county and judge rules


• Performs other duties as necessary.

Requirements:

• Strong organization and communication skills.


• Meticulous attention to detail.


• Dependable with a respect for confidentiality and policies.


• Prior legal experience as legal assistant/paralegal in insurance defense strongly preferred.

Preferred Requirements:

• Knowledge of civil litigation procedures.


• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software.


• Knowledge of ProLaw software.