Unclassified - Charleston, SC

posted 5 months ago

Full-time
Hybrid - Charleston, SC

About the position

Our client is seeking a paralegal for their downtown Charleston office. This position is hybrid but does require you to be fulltime in the office when you first start to learn firm culture, process, and more importantly to meet and work with the team. The person hired will have paralegal experience and be able to support several attorneys at one time. The clients are insurance defense firms. The ideal client is someone that takes pride in their work and will not let work go out the door that is not representing the Firm properly. This position does require you to bill time. Primary duties include drafting legal memoranda including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, correspondence and discovery motions. You will also be responsible for organizing, charting, and processing incoming records and invoices, following up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail, and regular mail, and preparing answers and correspondence. The role involves managing a large caseload while working with multiple attorneys, reviewing documents for relevance and privilege in preparation for disclosure, and conducting case law research using Lexis and public access websites to assist with strategies for defense. Additionally, you will assist with preparing attorneys for mediation and trial, and retrieve documents from and save to the document management system.

Responsibilities

  • Drafting legal memoranda including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, correspondence and discovery motions
  • Organizing, charting, and processing incoming records and invoices
  • Following up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail, and regular mail
  • Preparing answers and correspondence
  • Managing a large caseload and working with multiple attorneys
  • Reviewing documents for relevance and privilege in preparation for disclosure
  • Conducting case law research using Lexis and public access websites to assist with strategies for defense
  • Assisting with preparing attorneys for mediation and trial
  • Retrieving documents from and saving to the document management system

Requirements

  • 3 years as a litigation paralegal
  • Billing experience
  • Experience in drafting legal documents
  • Experience with MA courts including e-filing
  • Proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office applications especially Outlook and Word
  • Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
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