Dutton Law Group is seeking an experienced Insurance Defense PIP Paralegal for its Fort Lauderdale office. Applicants should have 2 years of experience, be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, and be well organized to join our fast-growing team. Insurance defense experience preferred.
Duties:

• Respond to Discovery Requests, to include requests for production, requests for admissions, and interrogatories; prepare defense discovery requests; monitoring and obtaining discovery responses from opposing counsel.
• Prepare various types of motions, pleadings, exhibits, and correspondence.
• Processing of pleadings, motions and correspondence (e-service and physical) and use of the Florida e-filing portal.
• Prepare materials in support of pleadings, motions and depositions; to include legal research (prior use of Westlaw preferred).
• Accomplishes law firm mission by completing other duties as needed.
• Capture, enter, and bill time in accordance with client guidelines and comply with the firm’s monthly minimum billing requirement.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and/or other time and document management software is required
• Experienced with E-Filing, time entry, billing, calendaring and all other essential paralegal skills
• Organizational skills and be detail oriented
• Time management and planning skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer proficiency
• Must be dependable
• Able to keep confidential case and client matters

Computer Skills:
Proficiency in Case Management and Time Entry software. (Time Matters and Juris, a plus.)
Working knowledge of Westlaw.
What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and more)
• PTO accrual
• 401 (K) with company match

Dutton Law Group, PA participates in E-Verify, the federal program for electronic verification of employment eligibility.