We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Paralegal to join our client's team in their Pittsburgh office.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a litigation paralegal as well as experience leading other Paralegals.

Principal Duties

• Manage and maintain a docket including scheduling, calendaring, tracking deadlines, preparing evidence submissions, communicating with witnesses and appraisers.
• Responsible for a full range of office support administrative duties, including but not limited to requesting information from county or other governmental entities, performing internet research, and preparing basic correspondence
• Draft legal documents, including but not limited to petitions, motions, praecipes, pretrial statements, and responses to interrogatories
• Track, coordinate, and complete all paper and electronic filings
• Communicate with clients and opposing counsel delivering an exceptional level of service.
• Assist other members of the practice and attorneys as needed.
• Supervise a small team of legal assistants, including performance reviews and training.
• Recommend and implement process improvements and efficiencies
• Participate in cross-training activities at both the office and firmwide levels.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with diverse client base in a professional and service-oriented manner.
• Proficient computer skills and comfortable learning new software programs. Intermediate level Word, Excel and Outlook skills. Experience using a database.
• Basic math skills and ability to convert percentages to decimals.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable wearing different hats, assuming different responsibilities and assisting others as the need arises.
• A detail-oriented approach to work and the ability to prioritize workload and deal with stress in a fast-paced work environment. Effective under pressure and high-volume situations with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• High level of confidentiality.
• Self-motivated and comfortable taking initiative.
• Willingness to dive into demanding situations with a “roll-up-your-sleeves” approach to problem solving - ability to do what needs to be done to meet deadlines and assist others in a small office environment.

Experience and Education

• 3-5 years law firm experience as a litigation paralegal required
• Paralegal certification or Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Prior management experience required.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to:
• Perform light work – exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment such as telephone, copier, scanner, computer, etc.
• Works in a typical office setting.
• Ability to work more than 35 hours in a work week during busy periods. (Required to be in office 5 days a week during the months of March and July for busy filing periods.)

Training period would be 5 days a week in office. Once completed, hybrid schedule, 2 days remote, 3 days in office.