Paralegal

Strong & Hanni Law Firm, PC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Strong & Hanni Law Firm, PC in Salt Lake City seeks a knowledgeable Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys in an insurance defense practice group. The role involves assisting with all stages of litigation and trial work, including document preparation.

Preference given to experience in Personal Injury or prior Insurance Defense work. The position emphasizes organizing information, research, and drafting legal documents to aid hearings and trials.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience drafting complaints, motions, answers, and other pleadings.
• Knowledge of the local rules of court.
• Ability to perform legal research.
• Well organized with a professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, collect, summarize and organize information and evidence for hearings or trials.
• Prepare legal documents including briefs, pleadings and interrogatories.
• Research legal precedent and investigate facts to support litigation.
• Research to support a proceeding and formulate defense or action.
• Organize case research notes, medical records, and client materials.
• Gather and analyze statutes, decisions, codes and other documents.
• Verify documents for accuracy; edit and proofreading legal documents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Drafting pleadings

Local rules

Legal research

Organization

Job description

Established in 1888, Strong & Hanni is one of Utah’s most respected and experienced law firms.Strong & Hanni is well known for its trial practice both in state and federal court along with its business and personal legal services including commercial litigation, corporate & commercial representation, general business, securities, tax, employment law, construction law, governmental liability, family law, product liability, professional liability and much more.

Litigation Paralegal, Insurance Defense

Strong and Hanni is seeking a knowledgeable, talented, and driven Paralegal to provide direct assistance to attorneys in one of our insurance defense practice groups. Experience in Personal Injury or prior Insurance Defense work is preferred. This position will assist the attorneys in all stages of litigation and trial work, including the preparation of documents necessary for litigation. This position will work from our Salt Lake City, Utah office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing, collecting, summation and organizing the information, data and evidence for use by attorneys in hearings or trials.
• Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, and interrogatories.
• Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts, and preparing legal documents.
• Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, cause of action and to initiate legal proceedings.
• Preparation and organization of case research, notes, medical records, legal documents and client materials.
• Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
• Verify documents for accuracy. Editing and proofreading legal documents; researching, medical records, public and private records.
• Preparing, collecting, summation and organizing the information, data and evidence for use by attorneys in hearings or trials; researching public and private records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must have strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must have experience in drafting complaints, motions, answers, and other pleadings,
• Knowledge of the local rules of court
• Perform legal research
• Needs to be well organize and have a professional presentation.