Paralegal

Location: 2203 N Lois Ave Tampa, FL 33607

Pay: $27.37/hour, paid weekly!

Contract Length: 5 months, opportunity for extension/conversion depending on performance, attendance and business need

Target Start Date: 07/02/2024

This is a hybrid work position. The successful candidate must be within driving distance of the Tampa or Orlando offices. Once training is completed, candidates would work in the office 2 days a week and from home up to 3 days a week.

JOB SUMMARY:

Client's Trial Division's Florida Offices seek experienced insurance defense paralegals to handle files (experience could include auto, uninsured/underinsured motorist, first-party property, subrogation, homeowners bodily injury claims, commercial auto, commercial premises liability, or construction defect).

SKILLS:

Must be proficient with Microsoft suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel), case management software, and working in a paperless environment.

Other duties include:

• Opening and closing files; processing mail
• Scheduling hearings, depositions and mediations
• Retaining experts and preparing expert packages
• Drafting pleadings, discovery, and discovery responses
• Preparing medical chronologies and summarizing discovery; etc.
• Performs a variety of complex legal-related tasks with minimum supervision.
• Provides professional assistance and support to the legal staff in the development, research, management and resolution of legal issues involving their respective business units.
• Prepares and drafts moderately complex legal documents, agreements, and pleadings related to litigation and non-litigation matters.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides broad-based legal support services to attorneys and counsel in the form of legal research, drafting of legal and business communications, and internal systems support and maintenance.
2. Conducts legal research, and analyzes and compiles data from multiple sources such as online references, digests, practice manuals, or other sources. Researches statutes, regulations, and court decisions. Prepares summaries of digests and recommendation resolutions to legal questions. Prepares internal memos to team members and internal clients.
3. Drafts contracts, patent applications, resolutions and other legal documents for attorney review.
4. Drafts moderately complex depositions outlines/questions, motions, pleadings, subpoenas, orders and briefs for attorney review.
5. Analyzes and evaluates records and data for discovery. Drafts recommendations and correspondence to clients, claims attorneys, and customer with regard to discovery and legal matters.
6. Develops and maintains internal information data bases.
7. Conducts and evaluates open and closed paralegal file audits and informs attorneys and management of the audit results; makes appropriate recommendations for improvement.
8. Knows and applies the fundamental concept, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization. Maintains currency in both business unit and legal professional competencies.
9. May support litigation via the collection of information for interrogatories and response to requests for documentation.
10. Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Undergraduate studies in business administration, insurance, or other related area preferred. Designations:
• Certification in paralegal studies preferred.

Experience:

• Typically five or more years experience as a paralegal with proven performance. Knowledge:
• In-depth knowledge of paralegal concepts, procedures, and practices.
• Proven knowledge in operations, practices and procedures of general counsel or civil litigation.
• Proven knowledge of filing requirements of relevant courts and administrative agencies.
• Must have a demonstrated knowledge in legal research and complex deposition motion practices as well as appellate procedures.

Skills/ Competencies:

• Strong analytical, research and organizational skills.
• Ability to set work priorities that conform with established standards.
• Capacity to administer projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to give presentations in both formal and informal settings.
• Ability to design and maintain filing systems.
• Strong verbal and written skills for contact with associates, attorneys, clients and customers.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and related legal and business software and data bases.

There is no dictation and no billing at our offices.