Litigation Paralegal Position Available In Shelby, Tennessee

Litigation Paralegal
Memphis, TN
Our client is a well-established national law firm known for providing exceptional client service. They are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join their team and add value.
The Litigation Paralegal performs a range of substantive case, matter, or entity-related duties, under the supervision of attorneys. Additional duties include preparing drafts of legal and other documents and correspondence for attorney review;piling, analyzing, and summarizing information; coordinating efforts between attorneys, clients, outside legal counsel, opposing legal counsel, other parties, and outside vendors.


Responsibilities:

The Litigation Paralegal will have the following responsibilities:
Conduct pre-claim investigation, legal research and initial case assessments.
Draft pleadings, motions and appellate documents.
Liaise with clerks of various courts and government agencies regarding procedures.
Review and analyze local filing procedures and outline for uing briefs to team members.
Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines,anizing case files, manage logistics, etc.).
Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes.
Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
Aid attorneys with large-scale document productions and other discovery requests.
Assist with trial preparation including exhibit preparation and coordinating schedules of all involved parties.
Provide assistance with case settlements.
Prepare document productions in response to requests.
Review medical records and index the same.
Redact documents in preparation for production.
Assist with deposition preparation, including exhibit preparation and booking/scheduling of court reporters and all necessary parties.
Extensive knowledge of all state and federal court filing sites for electronic filing and pulling of case documents.
Bates label document productions.
Index and review of iing client documents.
Organize and prepare an ongoing list of assignments on active cases and engage in team meetings to discuss strategy and uing deadlines.
Prepare and calendar all deposition deadlines, including errata forms and confidentiality designations.
Correspondence with opposing counsel, mediators, Judge’s Chambers, etc. (i.e. sending letters, service copies, proposed orders, etc. on our behalf).
Finalize (which includes converting documents and giving a final proofread) and file documents with courts.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

The Litigation Paralegal will meet the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
Paralegal Certificate from an accredited ABA program.
Must possess three to five years’ experience as a paralegal in a litigation practice.
Possess an in-depth knowledge of the principles, methods, materials and practices of legal research.
Experience working with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Lexis and Westlaw, and otherputer programs as needed.
Pacer experience is required.
Relativity experience is a plus.
Should have extensive writing skills to prepare legal documents.
Strong written and oralmunication skills and must be able to convey ideas in a manner convincing to others.
Ability to handle multiple tasks assigned to them by the attorneys and prioritize them effectively.
Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.