Paralegal

The Paralegal will assist attorney(s) by providing clerical and research support services, including document preparation and review, interviewing clients and witnesses, research, investigations, and fact checking, and trial preparation.

Requirements

• Communicate effectively with courts, opposing counsel, opposing party, and witnesses.
• Assists in requesting and compiling discovery and reciprocal discovery.
• Schedule hearings, phone conferences, meetings.
• Files with courts through a variety of methods.
• Assists with providing wraparound services and contact info for resources to clients.
• Coordinates and maintains calendars for attorneys.
• Assists with appeals, including drafting briefs.
• Meets with attorneys, clients, and other professionals to discuss assigned cases or projects.
• Drafts legal documents including routine pleadings and motions, affidavits, and interrogatories; files motions and pleadings according to judicial procedures.
• Researches and analyzes statutes, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other legal sources; provides written analysis to attorneys.
• Interviews clients and witnesses and prepares summaries of their statements.
• Prepares, organizes, stores, and retrieves case files, which may include evidence, exhibits, depositions, pleadings, exhibits, and other items.
• Assists attorneys with trial preparation, which may include attending trials and hearings.
• Develops and maintains records regarding billable hours spent on specific cases.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.