About This Role
Working closely with talented attorneys, the Litigation Paralegal provides essential support before, during, and after trials. This on-site role offers the chance to be fully immersed in the work and gain direct experience alongside the team, helping new members get up to speed quickly and feel more connected.
Responsibilities
- Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda
- E-file all court documents in state and federal court
- Communicate with clients, court, 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
- Draft pleadings, motions, and appellate documents and file them with the court
- Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics)
- Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
- Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
- Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests
- Gather relevant information from a variety of sources
- Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties
- Prepare witnesses
- Assist with case settlements
- Perform other tasks as requested by the attorney
Requirements
- 2+ years of litigation experience (required)
- Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices, etc.
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm
Nice to have:
- Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience
- Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program
- Experience in Workers Compensation
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
About the Company
Morgan & Morgan is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting people against insurance companies, large corporations, or defective goods. With over 6,000 employees, the firm has attorneys in all 50 states, united by the mission: For the People.
