Senior Personal Injury Paralegal — Trial Prep & Discovery

Morgan & Morgan; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Morgan & Morgan in Detroit is seeking a paralegal to work closely with a lead attorney and legal assistant. This on-site role involves preparing legal documents, managing filings, and coordinating with clients and courts.

Successful candidates will have at least an associate degree or paralegal certificate and 2+ years of litigation experience; strong organization and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience (preferred).
• 2+ years of litigation experience (required).
• Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).
• Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury related practice areas (preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with calendaring experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda.
• E-file all court documents in state and federal court.
• Communications with clients, court, counsel, and others.
• Conduct legal research and factual investigation.
• Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
• Draft and serve summons.
• Coordinate and summarize depositions.
• Prepare trial binders and exhibits.
• Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court.
• Performing administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics).
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes.
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
• Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests.
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources.
• Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties.
• Witness preparation.
• Assisting with case settlements.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Paralegal certificate (preferred)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

E-filing systems

Job description

Morgan & Morgan in Detroit is seeking a paralegal to work closely with a lead attorney and legal assistant. This on-site role involves preparing legal documents, managing filings, and coordinating with clients and courts.

Successful candidates will have at least an associate degree or paralegal certificate and 2+ years of litigation experience; strong organization and communication skills are essential.