Senior Litigation Paralegal — Remote Trial Support

American Family Insurance; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 69,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off (23 days)

Student loan repayment

Job summary

American Family Insurance in Las Vegas is seeking a litigation support professional to assist attorneys across all phases of the litigation process. You will draft pleadings, analyze medical records, and manage discovery with minimal supervision, ensuring confidentiality and timely deadlines.

The role reports to a manager in Legal Services and may require up to 10% travel. A comprehensive benefits package and relocation support are provided where eligible.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation experience in Clark County courts.
• Experience drafting pleadings, motions, deposition summaries, discovery responses, and legal correspondence.
• Experience with confidential documents and ethics, confidentiality.
• Familiar with tort and contract law, legal procedures and terminology.

Responsibilities

• Draft and manage complex pleadings, discovery requests/responses, motions, deposition summaries, abstracts, legal memoranda, and correspondence under attorney guidance.
• Analyze medical records and other case-related documentation to support discovery, case strategy, settlement evaluation, and trial preparation.
• Independently coordinate all phases of discovery and case investigation, including identifying important issues, developing discovery plans, and managing case deadlines.
• Conduct interviews with insureds, company representatives, expert witnesses, fact witnesses, and opposing counsel. Prepare comprehensive witness materials, discovery responses, demonstrative exhibits, and trial support documents.
• Apply advanced litigation knowledge to support trial preparation, mediations, arbitrations, and hearings, including preparing exhibits, witness binders, chronologies, and case summaries.
• Maintain and oversee complex litigation files and electronic case records, ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, compliance with court deadlines, and proactive calendar management.
• Evaluate case files to identify legal and factual issues, assess settlement potential, and recommend additional investigation or records needed to support defense strategies.

Skills

Legal research

Investigations

Medical records

Deposition summaries

Pleadings & motions

Confidentiality

Tort & contract law

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet Explorer

Outlook

Acrobat

FrontPage

Job description

American Family Insurance in Las Vegas is seeking a litigation support professional to assist attorneys across all phases of the litigation process. You will draft pleadings, analyze medical records, and manage discovery with minimal supervision, ensuring confidentiality and timely deadlines.

The role reports to a manager in Legal Services and may require up to 10% travel. A comprehensive benefits package and relocation support are provided where eligible.