Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP, a mid-sized, national law firm with a diverse complex litigation practice is in search of a paralegal to provide attorneys with support and overall case management in all stages of the litigation process from onset of a case through discovery, trial, and appeals in our Merritt Island, FL office. Be part of our team and make meaningful contributions to our fast-paced, successful practice group.
Required Skills
· Able to interact with all levels of legal staff and personnel, including management and support staff
· Team-oriented and able to work in a multi-office environment
· Excellent attention to detail and able to follow up and follow through
· Quick learner, tech savvy, strong organizational, writing and communications skills.
Duties
· Perform daily case management duties, including maintaining and organizing case correspondence, pleadings, discovery, expert materials, and client documents;
· Assist with deposition, hearing, and trial preparation;
· Assist with e-discovery;
· Collaborate with internal resources and external vendors to prepare and serve document productions and logs;
· Prepare and organize exhibits to motions, pleadings, reports, correspondence, etc.;
· Process and track medical record/employment/social security/FOIA requests;
· Prepare medical chronologies;
· Electronic filing with state and federal courts;
· Prepare trial exhibits;
· Handle additional projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
· Fundamental to advanced knowledge of relevant jurisdictional/court/agency processes and procedures, including knowledge of Federal and State court practices, local rules, and deadlines.
· Highly proficient computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
· Fundamental proficiency with Relativity or other similar E-discovery review platforms as well as FTP and Fileshare platforms.
· Fundamental proficiency in Lexis Nexis/Westlaw and other internet search resources
· Minimum 5 to 7 years of litigation paralegal experience.
· Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate required.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
