Paralegal - Litigation - Greenfield Staffing Solutions
Knoxville, TN
About the Job
Our client is seeking to hire an experienced litigation paralegal who is able to work in a team setting and also independently has needed. You should be able to work with 4-5 attorneys and a few legal assistants. There is a requirement to bill time however that is not the driving force of the position.
Primary duties include:
Primary duties include:
- Drafting legal memoranda including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, correspondence and discovery motions
- Organize, chart and process incoming records and invoices
- Follow up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail and regular mail
- Prepare answers and correspondence
- Manage a large caseload and working with multiple attorneys
- Review documents for relevance and privilege in preparation for disclosure
- Conduct case law research using Lexis and public access websites to assist with strategies for defense
- Assist with preparing attorneys for mediation and trial.
- Retrieve documents from and save to document management system
- 3 years as a litigation paralegal
- Billing experience
- Experience in drafting legal documents
- Experience with courts including e-filing.
- Proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office applications especially Outlook and Word
- Must have ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
Source : Greenfield Staffing Solutions