What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal Manager position at Sandoval & James?
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Managing Litigation Paralegal to join our team! The ideal candidate should be organized, professional, and responsible, with the ability to work with minimal supervision. We are seeking someone who is dedicated to meeting our clients' needs, is a team player with a friendly attitude, self-motivated, and capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment. This paralegal will co-manage the paralegal team in the Non-Catastrophic Litigation Department, which handles a high volume of personal injury cases, primarily related to car accidents along with other types of injury cases.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES - This is a leadership position that requires a combination of legal expertise, strong communication skills, a passion for training and developing new paralegals, and a strong commitment to ensuring the work is completed effectively.
We are a personal injury law firm dedicated to our clients. Our passion and purpose revolve around helping them recover from their injuries and achieving the best possible outcomes for their cases. Our team is diverse, consisting of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants from various backgrounds. We consider everyone at our firm to be part of a family, which has led us to create a comprehensive benefits package for our employees and their families. Philosophy: Our managers share a common goal and philosophy focused on training, development, and growth. We take a hands-on approach in training our attorneys and staff to ensure they are set on a successful path within our firm. We offer ongoing internal Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions with Q&A opportunities. Our aim is to provide exceptional service to our clients, so we are committed to helping our attorneys reach their full potential and take pride in being part of Sandoval & James, PLLC. Culture: Our managers, including firm partners, maintain an open-door policy, welcoming anyone at the firm to meet with them. Although we work at a fast pace and continuously strive for improvement and perfection, our firm culture remains light and laid-back. We want everyone to enjoy coming to work, as we consider it a second home.
We are a personal injury law firm dedicated to our clients. Our passion and purpose revolve around helping them recover from their injuries and achieving the best possible outcomes for their cases. Our team is diverse, consisting of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants from various backgrounds. We consider everyone at our firm to be part of a family, which has led us to create a comprehensive benefits package for our employees and their families. Philosophy: Our managers share a common goal and philosophy focused on training, development, and growth. We take a hands-on approach in training our attorneys and staff to ensure they are set on a successful path within our firm. We offer ongoing internal Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions with Q&A opportunities. Our aim is to provide exceptional service to our clients, so we are committed to helping our attorneys reach their full potential and take pride in being part of Sandoval & James, PLLC. Culture: Our managers, including firm partners, maintain an open-door policy, welcoming anyone at the firm to meet with them. Although we work at a fast pace and continuously strive for improvement and perfection, our firm culture remains light and laid-back. We want everyone to enjoy coming to work, as we consider it a second home.
We are looking for a Senior Managing Litigation Paralegal to join our team! The ideal candidate should be organized, professional, and responsible, with the ability to work with minimal supervision. We are seeking someone who is dedicated to meeting our clients' needs, is a team player with a friendly attitude, self-motivated, and capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment. This paralegal will co-manage the paralegal team in the Non-Catastrophic Litigation Department, which handles a high volume of personal injury cases, primarily related to car accidents along with other types of injury cases.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES - This is a leadership position that requires a combination of legal expertise, strong communication skills, a passion for training and developing new paralegals, and a strong commitment to ensuring the work is completed effectively.
- Oversee our team of paralegals and assist with assigning projects, organizing and prioritizing tasks, caseload, and workflow, and advise on conflict resolution, as needed
- Monitor workload, progress, and ensure deadlines are met.
- Act as a liaison between attorneys and paralegals, ensuring projects are completed accurately and timely and resolve conflicts as needed.
- Coordinates with attorneys on special requests or highly complex projects.
- Oversee the onboarding and training of paralegal staff.
- Maintain and organize client files.
- Assist with scheduling, medical records, and discovery.
- Drafts, prepares, reviews, and edits appropriate legal documents
- Draft correspondence to opposing counsel and to the court, as well as file documents with the courts
- Maintain complex filing system; E-filing and hard filing of documents
- Other duties as assigned
- At least seven years of litigation experience in personal injury law.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
- A minimum of three years of managerial experience is preferred.
- Ten or more years of experience in personal injury law is preferred.
- Knowledge of general office practices.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Capacity to exercise sound judgment and make effective decisions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- $80,000.00 to $102,500.00
- Annual raises are to be expected with good performance.
- Quarterly evaluations and bonuses.
- Health insurance for employees and spouses/children
- Paid Time Off for Sick/Vacation days;
- Paid Holidays;
- Gym Membership
- Opportunity for Growth within the Firm
- 401K Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Free drinks and snacks
We are a personal injury law firm dedicated to our clients. Our passion and purpose revolve around helping them recover from their injuries and achieving the best possible outcomes for their cases. Our team is diverse, consisting of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants from various backgrounds. We consider everyone at our firm to be part of a family, which has led us to create a comprehensive benefits package for our employees and their families. Philosophy: Our managers share a common goal and philosophy focused on training, development, and growth. We take a hands-on approach in training our attorneys and staff to ensure they are set on a successful path within our firm. We offer ongoing internal Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions with Q&A opportunities. Our aim is to provide exceptional service to our clients, so we are committed to helping our attorneys reach their full potential and take pride in being part of Sandoval & James, PLLC. Culture: Our managers, including firm partners, maintain an open-door policy, welcoming anyone at the firm to meet with them. Although we work at a fast pace and continuously strive for improvement and perfection, our firm culture remains light and laid-back. We want everyone to enjoy coming to work, as we consider it a second home.
We are a personal injury law firm dedicated to our clients. Our passion and purpose revolve around helping them recover from their injuries and achieving the best possible outcomes for their cases. Our team is diverse, consisting of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants from various backgrounds. We consider everyone at our firm to be part of a family, which has led us to create a comprehensive benefits package for our employees and their families. Philosophy: Our managers share a common goal and philosophy focused on training, development, and growth. We take a hands-on approach in training our attorneys and staff to ensure they are set on a successful path within our firm. We offer ongoing internal Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions with Q&A opportunities. Our aim is to provide exceptional service to our clients, so we are committed to helping our attorneys reach their full potential and take pride in being part of Sandoval & James, PLLC. Culture: Our managers, including firm partners, maintain an open-door policy, welcoming anyone at the firm to meet with them. Although we work at a fast pace and continuously strive for improvement and perfection, our firm culture remains light and laid-back. We want everyone to enjoy coming to work, as we consider it a second home.
Salary : $80,000 - $102,500
