Paralegal

at  Robert Half

Robert Half is recruiting a Litigation Paralegal for the East Bay office of a leading national trial law firm. The Litigation Paralegal is responsible for managing the firm’s casework. This is a wonderful opportunity to work in a FRIENDLY office with a VERY COLLEGIAL TEAM and have great hands-on litigation and substantive discovery experience.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE POSITIONS:

• Open and maintain case files containing medical records, case activity, list of court dates, settlement information, etc.;
• Summarize and upload medical records, radiology films, medical billing, pathology results into database;
• Handle requests for medical, employment, military, Social Security, autopsy, and other records and prepare draft of objections to release;
• Draft responses to interrogatories, discovery requests, and meet and confer letters;
• Obtain authorizations from plaintiffs and provide records to opposing counsel and medical experts;
• Contact physicians and hospitals to get and draft declarations for deposition and trial preference motions for terminally ill plaintiffs;
• Prepare depo notices, book court reporters/videographers, draft and serve subpoenas for witnesses and documents;
• Enter court appearances and discovery / motion due dates into Master Calendar and apprise attorneys of upcoming deadlines;
• Draft pleadings including ex parte applications, noticed motions (e.g., preference, consolidate), offers to compromise, case management conference (CMC) statements, etc.;
• Prepare correspondence with clients, referring counsel, opposing counsel for supervising attorneys’ signature;
• Phone clients and treaters to update status reports;
• Significant trial preparation (and even war room coordination and trial attendance for senior paralegal) work for busy trial calendar.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLES:

• 2+ years of experience as a paralegal working with plaintiffs and their families and reviewing medical and personnel records in a tort/personal injury practice (need for sensitivity and compassion!);
• High attention to detail, very organized (understand the flow of civil litigation and the motion calendar and the due dates), sound decision making and creative problem solving abilities;
• Excellent communication skills, team player but can also work independently, able to work fast under pressure to meet multiple deadlines, and manage numerous tasks for heavy caseload; and
• IT literate, experience with preparing tables of contents and tables of authorities (TOCs/TOAs), proficiency with Microsoft Word (good formatting skills needed) and litigation support software; and
• Trial preparation experience is a plus.

This is a direct-hire opportunity. Our well-regarded law firm client pays a base salary of $70,000 - 90,000+/yr, DOE, and great benefits (e.g., 100% of medical insurance premium covered for employee and family and 401(k) Plan with Firm match)! For confidential consideration, please email your resume to Jon Lucchese, Vice President for Permanent Placement Services Practice, at jon.lucchese‹at›roberthalf‹dot›com. Thank you!

• Proficient in MS Word, with the ability to create and manage complex documents
• Experience in trial preparation, including creating trial notebooks and exhibit lists
• Knowledge of the discovery process and ability to handle document production
• Familiarity with personal injury plaintiff cases and litigation
• Previous litigation experience, particularly in plaintiff litigation and products liability law
• Ability to prepare and manage exhibits for trial
• Experience in drafting and responding to interrogatories
• Strong understanding of legal terminology and ability to draft complaints
• Ability to manage case files and coordinate with witnesses
• Familiarity with federal and state court procedures
• Experience in medical records analysis and trial attendance
• Proficiency in using Concordance for document management
• Ability to summarize evidence and deposition for trial use
• Experience with Lexis for legal research
• Excellent organizational skills for case management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail, particularly in document production and records analysis
• Willingness to continue learning and developing new skills in the legal field.

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