Litigation Paralegal

We seek a motivated and detail-oriented Litigation Paralegal to join our team. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and grow within an organization that values collaboration, learning, and professional development. Experience with civil litigation is a must-have. This is a Hybrid position.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
• Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
• Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
• Open and close files. (Medical records, police reports, and more)
• Interact and contact existing clients daily.
• Manage a caseload of up to 80.
• Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.
• Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
• Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.
• Compose e-mails and correspondence.
• Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
• Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
• Meet and greet walk-in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
• Answering inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination with New Client Team).
• Conduct research as needed.
• Maintain case status notes in our case management system.
  
  

Requirements

• Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing
• High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
• Possess at least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the litigation area of law.
• Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
• Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office
• Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills
• Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
• Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced (hybrid) office setting.
  
  

What We Offer

The salary range we expect to pay for this position is between $70-80k depending on location and experience. Employees will also be bonus-eligible.

Benefits include medical, vision, dental, FSA, life, long-term disability insurance, 401K plan match, and paid time off policy. Bonuses, birthday lunches, holiday parties, and picnics.