Nachawati Law Group is searching for a Paralegal with at least 3-5 years of experience to work in our mass tort departments. The Paralegal is tasked with managing client relationships and handling many aspects of the mass tort administration process, including assembling claim packages, answering client questions, reviewing medical reports, and maintaining the firm's client database.
Responsibilities of Our Paralegal
- Schedules appointments and meetings for attorneys
- Manages and maintains calendar for deadlines; ensures important dates are recorded on the master calendar.
- Manages and assists attorneys with document production; prepares and reviews case files.
- Drafts legal documents including but not limited to complaints, answers, briefs, pretrial memorandums, discovery documents, trial exhibits, appeals, and other routine pleadings, files motions and pleadings according to judicial procedures.
- Assembles documents and exhibits for hearings, mediations, and or other engagements.
- Researches and analyzes statutes, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other legal sources; provides written analysis to attorneys.
- Prepares and revises legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, and e-mails in written form, as well as from transcription.
- Drafts simple pleadings and declarations; assists in filing pleadings with the court.
- Proofread prepared materials to ensure documents are free from typographical and grammatical errors and formatted according to Firm standards.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Preferred/Required Qualifications of Our Paralegal
- Associate’s degree and/or Paralegal Certification
- 3+ years of heavy litigation experience is required.
- Strong understanding of litigation & mass tort terms.
- Case management skills including a strong aptitude for managing and prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to manage and meet competing deadlines and priorities.
- Superior organization skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Deadline and detail-oriented
- Excellent organization and problem-solving skills; must be able to maintain a high case volume.
- Multi-state federal litigation is a plus.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive and generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, short-term, and long-term disability, and life/AD&D
- Matching 401k, up to 6% match
- Collaborative and diverse work environment
- Compensation is based on experience.
About Nachawati Law Group
At Nachawati Law Group, we successfully fight corporate injustices for our clients by delivering passionate, persistent, professional, and trustworthy representation. Our lawyers are passionate about balancing the scales of justice for our clients. We focus on our client’s needs and believe in being approachable, responsive, effective, and trustworthy. Building successful relationships with our clients allows us to represent them more effectively and address their needs.
Nachawati Law Group is an equal employment opportunity firm and considers all individuals regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. We do not tolerate discrimination in hiring, work responsibilities, promotions, compensation, terminations, or any other employment condition.