Busy Tampa defense firm seeks experienced paralegal to assist in first-party insurance defense litigation.
- Great benefits - health, dental, vision, PTO, IRA (match)
- Friendly work environment
- Competitive salary
Responsibilities:
- Review court dockets in State and Federal Courts
- Conduct various document searches, litigation history, corporate & factual research, background investigations and property records.
- Initial drafting of discovery, pleadings and settlement documents for attorney review.
- Review, summarize and organize various documents, including document production, redacting, and bates numbering.
- Prepare exhibits for depositions, examinations under oath, hearings and trial.
- Summarize transcripts of depositions and examinations under oath.
- Preparing subpoenas for records and depositions and following up as to same.
- Intake and organization of voluminous document production received from clients, opposing parties, and non-parties.
- Communicating with experts, including scheduling and sending documents for review.
- Meet monthly billing requirements.
- Litigation and Trial Support
Qualifications:
- 3 plus years of experience as a Paralegal, insurance defense background preferred.
- Experience with variety of computer programs, such as: Microsoft Office (Outlook & Word), Adobe, Dropbox, Westlaw and/or LexisNexis
- Account for daily time through billing program.
- Experience with First Party Property Insurance Defense/
- E-Filing with State/Federal Courts
- Familiarity with Florida Rules of Civil Procedures.
THIS IS NOT A SECRETARIAL POSITION.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Schedule:
Experience:
- first party paralegal: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person