Paralegal

Vernis & Bowling; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-paced insurance defense firm in downtown St. Petersburg is seeking paralegals to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of litigation defense experience and will be responsible for summarizing records, scheduling court-related functions, conducting legal research, and assisting in trial preparation. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled paralegal looking to advance their career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of litigation defense experience.

Responsibilities

• Summarizes records and court files.
• Schedule couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses & other special functions.
• Research sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, constitutions, and public records.
• Drafts, prepares and performs limited reviews of legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, discovery materials, appeals and contracts.
• Assists in trial preparation and discovery practices.
• Serves as a limited liaison between counsel, clients, experts, witnesses, third parties, and other outside contacts.
• Maintain attorney’s calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, and depositions.

Skills

Litigation defense experience

Legal research

Document drafting

Trial preparation

Job description

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Vernis & Bowling's downtown St. Petersburg office is seeking paralegals to join our team. We are a fast-paced insurance defense firm. The ideal paralegal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 2 years of litigation defense experience.

Responsibilities

• Summarizes records and court files.
• Schedule couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses & other special functions.
• Research sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, constitutions, and public records.
• Drafts, prepares and performs limited reviews of legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, discovery materials, appeals and contracts.
• Assists in trial preparation and discovery practices such as gathering and organizing exhibits, trial data, documents, and other materials in response to subpoenas, discovery requests, interrogatories, motions for summary judgments, etc.
• Serves as a limited liaison between counsel, clients, experts, witnesses, third parties, and other outside contacts.
• Maintain attorney’s calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, and depositions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of litigation defense experience.