Remote Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal

Parnalllaw

San Antonio (TX)

Remote

USD 58,260 - 74,900

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life & long-term disability insurance

401(k) plan

Generous PTO + paid holidays

Annual company goal trip

Job summary

Parnall Law Firm is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal for a remote position, available to candidates outside the Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, or Roswell, NM metro areas. You will support attorneys in all phases of personal injury litigation, maintain meticulous files, and coordinate with clients and courts across jurisdictions.

The role requires 5+ years in personal injury litigation, solid knowledge of court rules, and proficiency with e-filing and litigation software.

Responsibilities

Attend Transition to Litigation meetings with client and Case Manager.
Speak to adjusters, defense attorneys, others involved in litigation.
Update client with copies of relevant file materials.
Work with legal assistant to e-file and e-serve court pleadings
Be familiar with state, local and federal rules for every jurisdiction in we practice in
Post all costs including expected costs that we have not been invoiced for (mediation, depositions, expert fees, etc.)
Draft and serve subpoenas
Compose discovery requests, answers / responses
Creating and maintaining a discovery index identifying production of all parties, by bates stamp numbers.
Review defendant discovery responses/Defendant deposition transcripts for follow up discovery
Update case analysis within one week of receiving Defendant's discovery answers with Defendant's policy limits.
Set Depositions (Request witness fee, if necessary)
Create motion/mediation and arbitration/exhibit binders
Be up-to-date with each case and work with case managers/ legal assistants to complete the background check/asset check on all Defendants and background check on clients.
Complete all attorney assignments in a timely manner.
Draft correspondence, pleadings, discovery for attorneys, save/name all documents in SmartAdvocate in accordance with Naming Protocol.
Calendar all case information pursuant to the calendaring protocol.
Perform backup intake calls in accordance with intake protocol.
Work with all staff assigned to your cases to move the case to a desired conclusion.
Posting all case information, case dates, and litigation information, in SmartAdvocate.
Prepare for trial (schedule witness statements, exhibits, UJIs, etc.)
Attend trial
Follow and maintain all firm policies and procedures.
Proportionately contribute to overall client satisfaction and firm revenue goals.