Litigation Paralegal

Job description:

The client is an established Main Line law firm with an interesting collection of prominent cases and clients seeking a paralegal to join our quickly growing team. A majority of our caseload is civil litigation; however, we also handle real estate, corporate, transactional, IP, employment and trusts and estates. We're looking for someone ready to join a team of professionals who enjoy what they do and working together.

Position Summary:

Work collaboratively and independently to provide support and assistance to attorneys in a variety of legal services, to screen potential clients and represent the team when greeting visitors to the office.

Responsibilities:

· Correspondence and communications with clients

· Greeting visitors and answering calls

· Court filings

· Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

· Maintain case deadlines

· Maintain records, document interactions and prepare reports

· Maintain multiple schedules and keep up to date

· Provide regular notices to attorneys of upcoming deadlines

· Perform conflicts checks, maintain office confidentiality

Contributions to the Firm will be measured by:

· Consistent Reliability Provided to Attorneys – measured by consistent excellent ratings in semi-annual and annual assessments in the category of Paralegal.

· Excellence in Work Products – measured by consistent excellent ratings in semi-annual and annual performance assessments in the category of Paralegal.

· Work Self-Sufficiently with Continuous Productivity – measured by completion of tasks without missing deadlines.

· Maintain collegial attitude and atmosphere in office.

· Contributing ideas/suggestions for improvements.

Education Requirement:

· Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. A minimum of 2-4 years of related work experience is required; 5-8 years of experience preferred.

· A Paralegal Certificate is required.

Qualifications and Attributes:

· Pennsylvania State and Federal Court filing systems.

· Ability to navigate rules of civil procedure in both state and federal court

· Ability to multitask; excellent organizational skills; effective communication skills

· Strong attention to detail; perform tasks with a sense of urgency.

Required Applications:

Standard workplace applications with a basic to intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel; knowledge of filing systems and online research systems a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Projected Total Compensation: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Litigation: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Required)

Work Location: In person