What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Business Litigation Paralegal position at Pitcoff Law Group?
Responsibilities :
- Perform case work including :
- Organize, sort, and summarize case information and files
- Draft letters, reports and first draft documents for attorney review
- Prepare legal documents for meetings / depositions / hearings
- Prepare discovery and responses to discovery demands
- Perform legal research, draft discovery motions and drafts of pleadings
- Keep the legal team on track, ensuring cases progress smoothly throughout the lifetime of the matter
- Case management and coordination of the administrative aspects of our cases, ensuring everything runs smoothly and maintain accurate client records in the Case Management System
- Assist with filings in both state and federal court, making sure all deadlines are met
- Ensure calendar deadlines and case milestones are added to the firm’s master calendar in the Case Management System and ensure no deadlines are missed
- Review upcoming daily, weekly, and monthly appointments, court appearances and tasks to prioritize workload
- Triage client communications to follow up via phone and email as required
- Contemporaneously enter billable time into the Case Management System
Experience :
6 years minimum experience required, at least 2 of which must be in commercial litigation. Contract drafting and corporate experience a plus, but not required. Opportunity for full-time role for right candidate
Salary Range : $40 - $65 per hour.
Salary : $40 - $65
