Downtown San Diego Personal Injury Law Firm is seeking candidates with 3-7 years experience to fill a Paralegal position.
We are looking for someone to join our team that has experience with a firm that is heavy on litigation and that has experience with personal injury. The perfect person who would fit our team would be extremely self-sufficient, motivated, able to draft pleadings and discovery for attorneys, draft demand letters, know the ins and outs of preparing for trial, and be a pleasant person to be around.
Experience/Skills
- Excellent grammatical and spelling skills
- Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Adobe Acrobat Pro, WestLaw, Drop box, and LexisNexis
- Knowledge of calendaring and deadlines (motions, subpoenas, trial deadlines, etc.)
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Able to manage priorities and workflow
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of court deadlines
Duties
- Compose, drafts, and edits documents in accordance with the Firm's standards
- Prepare drafts of pleadings
- Prepare drafts of discovery requests and responses
- Prepare demand letters
- Coordinate with the court for setting a variety of different hearings
- Maintain records logs, including by monitoring informal discovery, document productions and requests
- Organize and prepare exhibits for correspondence and filings
- Assist with document review/summarization
- Prepare attorneys for conferences, depositions, hearings, and mediation
- Manage scheduling and the attorneys’ calendars
- Trial preparation
If you would like to apply for this position, please send your resume, your LinkedIn profile (if you have one), salary requirements, and why you think you’d be a good fit for this job to the email associated with this posting.
Please do NOT call about this position as we are taking interviews remotely currently and no one at the office will be able to assist you directly.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
