Job Description
Downtown San Diego Personal Injury Law Firm is seeking candidates with 3-7 years experience to fill a Paralegal position.
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We are looking for someone to join our team that has experience with a firm that is heavy on litigation and that has experience with personal injury. The perfect person who would fit our team would be extremely self-sufficient, motivated, able to draft pleadings and discovery for attorneys, draft demand letters, know the ins and outs of preparing for trial, and be a pleasant person to be around.
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Experience/Skills
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- Excellent grammatical and spelling skills
- Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Adobe Acrobat Pro, WestLaw, Drop box, and LexisNexis
- Knowledge of calendaring and deadlines (motions, subpoenas, trial deadlines, etc.)
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Able to manage priorities and workflow
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of court deadlines
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Duties
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- Compose, drafts, and edits documents in accordance with the Firm's standards
- Prepare drafts of pleadings
- Prepare drafts of discovery requests and responses
- Prepare demand letters
- Coordinate with the court for setting a variety of different hearings
- Maintain records logs, including by monitoring informal discovery, document productions and requests
- Organize and prepare exhibits for correspondence and filings
- Assist with document review/summarization
- Prepare attorneys for conferences, depositions, hearings, and mediation
- Manage scheduling and the attorneys’ calendars
- Trial preparation
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