What are the responsibilities and job description for the Toxic Tort Litigation Paralegal position at Cosmich Simmons & Brown PLLC?
Job Description
General paralegal duties such as, but not limited to, formatting pleadings and other legal documents; compile and prepare draft discovery documents, serving and filing legal documents, maintenance of electronic document management system; scheduling and coordinating court dates, appointments, and meetings, jurisdictional coordinating with co-counsel across the country, coordinate request between multiple parties involved in litigation by way of consistent communication with client, claims and full partnership with attorney through the end of case for a well-established law firm that has a total of nine locations. Any candidate interested in this position must be self-motivated and have excellent multi-tasking skills. Competitive salary.
Required Skills
Schedule
General paralegal duties such as, but not limited to, formatting pleadings and other legal documents; compile and prepare draft discovery documents, serving and filing legal documents, maintenance of electronic document management system; scheduling and coordinating court dates, appointments, and meetings, jurisdictional coordinating with co-counsel across the country, coordinate request between multiple parties involved in litigation by way of consistent communication with client, claims and full partnership with attorney through the end of case for a well-established law firm that has a total of nine locations. Any candidate interested in this position must be self-motivated and have excellent multi-tasking skills. Competitive salary.
Required Skills
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- MUST HAVE TOXIC TORT EXPERIENCE
- 7-10 years’ experience as a Litigation Paralegal.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills!
- Organizational skills and document management a must!
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and continuous-learning environment.
- Superior technology skills – proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook); Teams and Zoom or any other virtual conferencing platform.
- Ability to prioritize, organize and manage workload and to take the initiative in handling projects and anticipating what needs to be done.
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with others.
- Requires a high degree of professionalism and the ability to exercise good judgment.
- Associate Degree
- Paralegal Certification with focus on litigation
- Maintenance of electronic document management system.
- Maintain calendars for multiple jurisdictions.
- Familiar with case management Orders and understands calendaring of court ordered deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of pleadings including answers, notices, motions, briefs, and discovery
- Advanced knowledge of complex cases as well as general and toxic tort litigation matters a plus
- Jurisdictional coordinating with co-counsel across the United States.
Schedule
- Monday to Friday
- Work Location: In person
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
