Litigation Paralegal

Insurance defense

Paralegal

Law

Experienced Litigation Paralegal

Knoxville, Tennessee

$45,000-$54,000 DOE + Outstanding Benefits

A great legal firm with outstanding benefits is seeking an Experienced Litigation Paralegal to provide support to the Firm Managing Partner with a large caseload.

The Litigation Paralegal will be responsible for:

Assisting attorneys in all aspects of litigation
Opening and organizing a large volume of file materials from inception and closing
Updating pleadings, indexes, and creating additional files as the case evolves
Preparing and maintaining medical notebooks, reviewing and summarizing medical records
Index deposition transcripts
Draft pleadings and discovery; working with clients to finalize drafts and exhibits for attorney review.
Scheduling and maintaining attorney calendars and deadlines
Preparing and serving subpoenas
Interacting with corporate clients on a daily basis to facilitate timely case progress
Legal and litigation searches
Attending and assisting witness meetings to prepare witnesses for depositions and/or trials.

The Litigation Paralegal will excel with:

Paralegal Studies degree or equivalent work experience
Knowledge of operations, practices, and procedures of litigation
Requires critical thinking skills, superior communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
Must be detailed oriented and very attentive to detail
Requires the ability to track and meet deadlines consistently
Self-motivation, dependability, flexibility, energetic and hardworking
Willingness to learn
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and knowledge and application of legal research tools (LexisNexis Advance, PACER, etc.)

The Litigation Paralegal will be rewarded with