Paralegal

Talis Group; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Talis Group's client, a Lexington law firm, seeks a Paralegal/Legal Assistant to support its insurance defense practice. You will assist with trial prep, court filings, document production, and deposition-related tasks in a full-time, on-site role in Lexington, KY.

The position offers a full benefits package and a salary range of $65,000-$75,000, with opportunities to support attorneys in reviewing and analyzing documents and communicating routine legal information under supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of related litigation experience; civil defense required.
• Experience with MS Office, as well as legal document management software.
• Good professional writing skills, analytical skills and communication skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepares correspondence, drafts pleadings and trial materials for the practice group.
• Assists in management of litigation cases and large projects with extensive document organization.
• Interacts with clients via phone and email; schedules appointments and assists with billing.
• Ensures proper indexing and filing of legal documents using software or other methods.
• Performs miscellaneous and administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Litigation experience

Professional writing

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Legal document management software

Job description

Talis Group's company client is a Lexington Law firm hiring a Paralegal/ Legal Assistant to support their insurance defense practice group. Primary duties include, but are not limited to, trial preparation, court filings, document production, drafting and preparation of legal documents and correspondence, and experience with depositions. Assist attorneys with reviewing and analyzing documents and conveying routine legal information under supervision.

This position is full-time Monday-Friday, on-site, with a full benefits package. Salary range for this position is $65,000-$75,000.

Highlighted Duties:

• Prepares correspondence, draft pleadings, contracts, trial binders, etc. related to the specific Practice Group.
• Assists in the management of litigation cases and/or large projects, including extensive document organization, document retrieval, document production, preparing for depositions, preparing deposition exhibits, digesting deposition transcripts and preparing trial exhibits.
• Communicates with clients via phone and email. Schedules appointments, organizes documents, transcribes and proofs legal documents. Assists with billing and works directly with accounting. Maintains client confidentiality.
• Ensures proper indexing and filing of legal documents using litigation software support systems or other methods as needed or required.
• Performs other miscellaneous and administrative job-related duties as assigned.

Highlighted Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years of related litigation experience; civil defense required.
• Experience with MS Office, as well as legal document management software.
• Good professional writing skills, analytical skills and communication skills needed.

This information is a brief job summary for recruiting purposes only and does not constitute the entire job description, duties, or requirements.

Talis Group is an equal opportunity employer.

All registrants are considered based upon their skills, performance, potential, and other qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.