PARALEGAL

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Paralegal is responsible for supporting multiple attorneys in the Firm and is expected to have a high degree of responsibility for project management and implementation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Support attorneys throughout all stages of complex civil litigation, from initial case assessment through trial and resolution.
• Assist with preparation for depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Organize, review, categorize, and summarize large volumes of documents and electronically stored information.
• Assist with document productions, privilege reviews, redactions, confidentiality designations, and production tracking.
• Prepare discovery databases, privilege logs, document indexes, and other litigation support materials.
• Work with litigation support professionals and e-discovery vendors to facilitate efficient document review and production.
• Obtain, organize, review, and analyze medical records and related healthcare documentation relevant to litigation matters.
• Prepare detailed and accurate medical chronologies 
• Identify significant medical events, treatment gaps, changes in condition, pre-existing conditions, subsequent injuries, and other potentially relevant facts.
• Assist in coordinating medical records with damages analyses and other case valuation materials while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and accuracy.
• Communicate with medical providers, record custodians, clients, vendors, and other third parties regarding medical record collection and follow-up as directed.
• Assist with coordinating expert witnesses and maintaining expert-related files and materials.
• Review and organize invoices, expenses, and other case-related documentation as needed.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and in accordance with firm policies and professional obligations.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.
• Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Interpersonal Skills - Has good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, negotiates effectively, solicits performance feedback, and handles constructive criticism.
• Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Sense of Urgency - Prioritizes well, shows energy, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, meets deadlines.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Associate’s degree in paralegal or legal studies or other related discipline is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of legal experience required, and 4+ years in legal experience preferred. 

Computer Skills: Skilled with MS Office Suite and other office products. 

Certificates & Licenses: Paralegal certification from ABA-approves program is preferred.

Other Requirements: Excellent problem-solving skills and willingness to conduct research to learn new tasks. Strong organizational skills to maintain work lists, organize documents, and monitor deadlines and filings. Ability to ask questions, clarify issues, and provide project updates as needed. Excellent written and oral communication skills (comprehension & expression). Strong command of the English language, including excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation, form and style. Detail-oriented and ability to create, compose, proof and edit correspondence. Possess sense of initiative and responsibility to manage case load and maintain confidentiality of records and information. Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressured environment and maintain case/trial deadlines. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment is in a professional office setting. The majority of activity this role performs will be sedentary work.