Supports attorneys with litigation and discovery projects by preparing legal documents, drafting pleadings and discovery materials, reviewing and summarizing evidence, researching public and case-related information, coordinating witnesses and records, maintaining case calendars, updating clients and teams, assisting with trials, and managing litigation databases and documents. Provides mentorship to staff paralegals and may travel to client offices, vendors, and trial locations.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
Organizes, digests and codes in the preparation of legal documents for production, deposition or trial preparation, or other litigation and discovery projects.
Prepares correspondence, memoranda, outlines for litigation and discovery projects.
Drafts answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings, under the direction of an attorney.
Summarizes, reviews and analyzes documents, testimony, general literature, and legislative information for litigation or discovery assignments.
Compiles and summarizes pertinent medical, scientific and litigation issues and/or incorporates analyses prepared by others into case outlines, deposition outlines and/or testimony outlines, relevant chronologies and other litigation assignments.
Selects documents to be used in depositions, for trial exhibits or for production.
Obtains public information applicable to the litigation, as well as medical, educational and employment records on parties to litigation.
Interviews witnesses and/or company employees.
Updates clients and litigation teams regarding case status, litigation and discovery issues and assignments.
Maintains calendar or tickler system, subject to case requirements.
Keeps abreast of significant developments in areas of assigned responsibility and areas of expertise, in order to undertake assignments as appropriate.
Understands the full scope of litigation and recognizes relevant information to a case when reviewing documents and/or testimony.
Travels to clients' offices, vendors, trial locations and other locations with minimal notice; assists in the trials of cases.
Utilizes and has an understanding of document and case management software, databases and internet sites as needed.
Keeps track of time in specified intervals and turns in time records as instructed.
Provides mentoring to Staff Paralegal.
Uses excellent verbal, written and communication skills, and is courteous and professional at all times.
Keeps supervisor abreast of current issues and potential problems as they develop; seeks advice as needed.
Preferred QualificationsBachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and/or paralegal certificate/degree and one to two years relevant experience; or a minimum of six years relevant experience; or minimum of two years at SHB as Staff Paralegal.Prepares correspondence, memoranda, outlines for litigation and discovery projects.
Drafts answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings, under the direction of an attorney.
Summarizes, reviews and analyzes documents, testimony, general literature, and legislative information for litigation or discovery assignments.
Compiles and summarizes pertinent medical, scientific and litigation issues and/or incorporates analyses prepared by others into case outlines, deposition outlines and/or testimony outlines, relevant chronologies and other litigation assignments.
Selects documents to be used in depositions, for trial exhibits or for production.
Obtains public information applicable to the litigation, as well as medical, educational and employment records on parties to litigation.
Interviews witnesses and/or company employees.
Updates clients and litigation teams regarding case status, litigation and discovery issues and assignments.
Maintains calendar or tickler system, subject to case requirements.
Keeps abreast of significant developments in areas of assigned responsibility and areas of expertise, in order to undertake assignments as appropriate.
Understands the full scope of litigation and recognizes relevant information to a case when reviewing documents and/or testimony.
Travels to clients' offices, vendors, trial locations and other locations with minimal notice; assists in the trials of cases.
Utilizes and has an understanding of document and case management software, databases and internet sites as needed.
Keeps track of time in specified intervals and turns in time records as instructed.
Provides mentoring to Staff Paralegal.
Uses excellent verbal, written and communication skills, and is courteous and professional at all times.
Keeps supervisor abreast of current issues and potential problems as they develop; seeks advice as needed.
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