James Bates Brannan Groover LLP, a leading law firm with offices in Macon, Atlanta, and Athens, Georgia, seeks a paralegal to join our Litigation Group in Macon. Our firm believes in the importance of our people. We strive to provide the best experience for our employees and clients by demonstrating our core values: servant leadership, excellence, integrity, and respect for others.
The Litigation Group has substantial experience in a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including, but not limited to, business torts, construction disputes, contract disputes, civil RICO, general commercial and business disputes, and healthcare disputes.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to become an integral part of our team to deliver excellence to our clients. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is not afraid to ask questions or offer solutions to issues they identify to help make the practice group even better.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting, proofreading, and editing legal correspondence and memos
- Reviewing and analyzing discovery requests and assisting attorneys with discovery responses
- Coordinating document reviews with legal team, clients, and vendors
- Assisting with document reviews for responsiveness, case issues, and privilege responses to discovery requests and identifying privileged documents, documents for redaction, and case issues in context
- Preparing witness files and deposition preparation files
- Preparing court filings and service to counsel
- Communicating with attorneys, court officials, and clients
- Calendaring and ensuring that attorneys stay apprised of upcoming deadlines
- Scheduling meetings, phone and video conferences, depositions, and mediations
- Maintaining files
- E-filing
- Keeping accurate time records
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of experience as a paralegal
- Ability to problem solve
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
- Must be self-motivated and able to meet deadlines under pressure
- Must possess a willingness to learn and exhibit flexibility in a fast-paced environment
- Must have the ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Familiarity with state and federal court rules, procedures, and filing requirements/e-filing
- Approximately 3-5 years of defense litigation experience in a medium to large-sized law firm (preferred)
James Bates is a full-service business law firm delivering high-quality, cost-effective legal services for individuals and businesses. James Bates is here to help grow and protect our clients’ interests and to deliver an entrepreneurial, creative approach designed to help our clients succeed in achieving their goals.
