Overview
This position is for a Remote Paralegal supporting 9 Tort Attorneys in the organization’s Pennsylvania Staff Legal offices. The role involves providing legal support in a high-volume, paperless, insurance defense environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft and prepare legal documents, including discovery responses, pleadings, motions, affidavits, correspondence, reports, briefs, memorandums, summaries, and other supporting documentation as needed
- Use appropriate software to timely prepare correspondence, reports, briefs, motions, pleadings, deposition summaries, discovery, and other documents
- Create and edit court documents in accordance with Pennsylvania court requirements
- Support attorneys on assigned cases and serve as a liaison with clients, claims, local courts, and counsel
- Maintain a minimal billing requirement of 1100 hours per year
- Submit record requests for medical records chronologies and related research
- Draft pleadings, motions, responses to discovery requests, and assist with targeted discovery activities
- Support PIP staff with typing and document filing as needed
- Follow up with clients to obtain information needed for responses to discovery, including signatures on verifications for discovery
- Coordinate with claims partners to obtain information needed to respond to discovery
- Communicate with claim partners and other parties via phone and email
- Draft background facts and applicable law to support discovery motions, and compile and organize exhibits and related documents
- Produce large volumes of documents for opposing counsel and experts via various links, CDs, and zip drives
- Compile and organize exhibits and relevant documents for trial
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant within a paperless insurance defense law office or corporate department
- Minimum of 1 year of trial preparation experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated success organizing large volumes of documents and information during discovery, motion preparation, and trial preparation
- Experience in a high-volume litigation environment, including document production, discovery preparation, Outlook calendar maintenance, and data maintenance for clients
- Strong working knowledge of Pennsylvania court systems
- Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills
- Proficiency with case management software
- Strong familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)
- Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Excellent organizational skills, particularly prioritizing work for multiple attorneys
- Must be able to manipulate electronic documents such as TIF, PDF, and JPG formats
Remote Internet Connectivity Requirement
For 100% remote positions, you must have:
- High-speed broadband cable internet service with minimum upload/download speeds of 5 Mbps/30 Mbps
- An internet provider-supplied device that is hardwired to the organization-issued router and/or computer
Compensation & Benefits
- Annualized base pay range: $63,200 - $94,800
- Base pay may vary based on performance, proficiency, and demonstration of competencies required for the role, and may be above or below the listed range.
- The base pay is one component of the organization’s total compensation package. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition.
Location
- Remote
- Support is for Pennsylvania Staff Legal offices