What are the responsibilities and job description for the Insurance Defense Paralegal position at Robert Half?
Job Description
Job Description
We are offering a short term, remote contract employment opportunity for a Paralegal in the legal industry, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The role primarily involves discovery management, maintaining litigation defense documents and managing calendars.
Responsibilities :
- Handle discovery processes efficiently
- Assure all deadlines are calendared and met
- Execute initial discovery dispatch and responses
- Maintain and organize litigation defense files
- Oversee and coordinate non-party requests
- Operate Smokeball for billing purposes
- Manage billable hours effectively
- Schedule and organize calendars meticulously
- Proficiency in Calendar Management, with the ability to schedule and keep track of all legal proceedings, deadlines, and meetings.
- Knowledge and experience in Discovery, capable of organizing, preparing and responding to discovery demands.
- Aptitude for handling Discovery Requests, including the ability to draft, review, and manage these requests effectively.
- Proficiency in e-Filing, with the ability to electronically file and manage legal documents in a timely and organized manner.
- This position requires defense experience in either insurance, or workers' compensation.
- Candidates must be local to Atlanta, but the position will be remote after technology set up is complete.