Our client is a well-established and highly respected law firm with locations in Daytona Beach and Palm Coast, FL. They specialize in all aspects of personal injury and employment law. This boutique award-winning firm has been practicing for more than 3 decades, and their client base continues to consistently grow.
They are known for constantly winning their cases with substantial settlements and have a reputation for excellent tenure amongst their employees. People love to work for this firm and they are paid generously with plenty of performance-based opportunities that you won’t find elsewhere.
They are currently looking for another Paralegal with plaintiff side experience, preferably in personal injury or employment law, who can work on-site at their location in Daytona Beach.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, and complaints
• E-file all court documents in state and federal court
• Communicate with clients, courts, counsel, and others
• Conduct legal research and factual investigation
• Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses
• Draft and serve summons
• Coordinate and summarize depositions
• Prepare trial binders and exhibits with legal assistant
• Draft pleadings, motions, and appellate documents to file with the court
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
• Aid Attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery requests
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources
• Liaise between trial teams and internal and external third parties
• Help with witness preparation
• Help with case settlements
• Performs other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business
Qualifications:
• 2+ years of working experience as a litigation paralegal or in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting and ability to work on-site in Daytona Beach
• Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred)
• Experience in Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Premises, First Party, Medical Malpractice or other injury related practice areas (preferred)
• Ability to multitask, organize, prioritize, handle a fast-paced environment, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as attention to detail
The annual salary for this position is between $55-75K Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.