What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Paralegal position at The Forum Group?
We are seeking a Commercial Litigation Paralegal to become a part of our team. We offer competitive compensation and excellent benefits for a full time position. Litigation and trial experience is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, prepare, and file pleadings, discovery requests, motions, and other litigation-based documentation.
- Aid attorneys in mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation.
- Draft and finalize real estate and transactional documentation at direction of attorney.
- Draft and revise formal correspondence.
- Schedule case events as it may pertain to discovery and case management, including depositions, hearings and meditations.
- Maintain attorney’s schedule with direction from attorney.
- Schedule client meetings and communicate with clients on a daily basis.
- Communicate and schedule matters with Judicial Assistants and Court Administrators on a daily basis.
- Assist with entry of billing entries and generation of invoices.
- Organize and maintain electronic client files.
- Perform conflict checks and open new client matters in practice management system.
- This job description can be assigned or reassigned job duties at any time.
Qualifications:
- Must be able to take direction and work independently.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment by completing multiple time-sensitive tasks on a daily basis
- Excellent word processing and proof-reading skills.
- Excellent administrative skills.
- Extremely professional, well organized, detail oriented, and must have the ability to multitask in a high activity environment.
- Be able to actively prioritize and re-prioritize assignments and operate well under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience as a Litigation Paralegal is highly preferable.
- Previous use of firm’s current practice management systems is a plus.
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000