Paralegal

Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd, a Downtown Jacksonville, Florida law firm, seeks an enthusiastic paralegal to join our team in a full-time, in-office capacity. The role involves communicating with clients and vendors, maintaining calendars, and preparing filings for depositions, hearings and trials.

A Bachelor's degree is required; prior legal experience and ProLaw knowledge are preferred. Responsibilities include coordinating with clients, insurers, courts and vendors; maintaining attorney

Qualifications

• Strong organization and communication skills required.
• Meticulous attention to detail and confidentiality adherence.
• Prior legal assistant/paralegal experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software expected.

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

Organization

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

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.


• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software.


• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Requirements

• Knowledge of civil litigation procedures.


• Knowledge of ProLaw software.