Experienced Paralegal

Motley Rice LLC

Location
South Carolina
Description
Perform a variety of paralegal functions to assist Senior Paralegals and attorneys in representing their clients fairly and efficiently, completing casework, documentation and interaction with clients in preparation for and during (or up to and including) trial. Under direction, completes legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts. This includes assisting more senior Paralegals in the commencement of action for new cases, the discovery process, pretrial preparation, trial, post-trial and appellate work, settlements and general paralegal responsibilities. Please note this is one (1) opening; we are open to the hire working in either our Providence, RI OR our Mt Pleasant, SC office location. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate required • Three (3) to five (5) consecutive years of paralegal work experience required; applicable experience in the medical and/or pharmacy field highly preferred • Superior knowledge of MS 2013 Office suite • Experience with client databases preferred • Must be highly organized • Previous experience in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment preferred • Ability to communicate and work well within a team environment required ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: “Essential functions” are primarily job duties that employee must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer. • Assist Attorney and Senior Paralegals in all phases of discovery, prepares discovery responses and requests to include requests for production, interrogatories and requests for admissions, depositions, docketing, scheduling, fielding client calls, and frequent written and oral communication with defense and/or co-counsel. • Arrange files and reviews documents and may prepare summonses. • Draft pre-trial data, assists in the preparation of trial notebooks, exhibits and legal authorities. • Organize and prepare exhibits, depositions/testimony copies, etc. • Prepare trial subpoenas and assist in scheduling of witnesses. • Review medical records. • As directed by senior paralegals and attorneys, summarize trial testimony and drafts bill of costs. • Assist on designation of records and compiling briefs. • Conduct legal research on case law using Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, and other appropriate law and/or medical libraries, databases, and on-line facilities. • Perform general/and or administrative paralegal duties including legal research and specific points of briefing cases. • Correspond with clients and adversaries. • Maintain files, including form files, legal memos and expert’s files. • Complete special projects as requested. WORKING HOURS: Work may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the duties of the position. Work may require travel.
Posted
Updated
Position
Paralegal
Practice Areas
Litigation
Experience
3 to 5 years
Employer Type
Law Firm