Responsibilities
- Attend weekly firm-wide huddle every Monday morning at 8:00
- Attend daily team mini huddle Tuesday through Thursday at 8:00 am
- Attend weekly calendar meetings on Fridays at 8:00 am
- Have status comments entered before weekly meeting of Operations Manager and Leads
- Attend biweekly meeting with Team Lead to go over individual metrics and goals
- Draft and file complaints within 30 days of case being transferred to LIT 00
- Send out service of process within 15 days of filing complaint
- Accomplish service of process within 30 days of sending out service
- Ensure that a scheduling conference has been requested within 30 days of all defendants filing an answer to the complaint (unless the case is valued at more than $100K and attorney has chosen not to request yet)
- Ensure that scheduling hearings are set within two months of the request
- Calendar all scheduling order items within 5 days of receipt of the scheduling order
- Schedule mediations within 60 days of moving a case to LDD (Litigation, Discovery, Depositions)
- Providing telephonic client updates every 6 weeks and having 10 or less outstanding updates at any given time
- Ensure overdue tasks never exceed 50
- Attend Transition to Litigation meetings with client and Case Manager
- Speak to adjusters, defense attorneys, others involved in litigation
- Update client with copies of relevant file materials
- Work with legal assistant to e-file and e-serve court pleadings
- Be familiar with state, local and federal rules for every jurisdiction in we practice in
- Post all costs including expected costs that we have not been invoiced for (mediation, depositions, expert fees, etc.)
- Draft and serve subpoenas
- Compose discovery requests, answers / responses
- Creating and maintaining a discovery index identifying production of all parties, by bates stamp numbers
- Review defendant discovery responses/Defendant deposition transcripts for follow up discovery
- Update case analysis within one week of receiving Defendant's discovery answers with Defendant's policy limits
- Set Depositions (Request witness fee, if necessary)
- Create motion/mediation and arbitration/exhibit binders
- Be up-to-date with each case and work with case managers/ legal assistants to complete the background check/asset check on all Defendants and background check on clients
- Complete all attorney assignments in a timely manner
- Draft correspondence, pleadings, discovery for attorneys, save/name all documents in SmartAdvocate in accordance with Naming Protocol
- Calendar all case information pursuant to the calendaring protocol
- Perform backup intake calls in accordance with intake protocol
- Work with all staff assigned to your cases to move the case to a desired conclusion
- Posting all case information, case dates, and litigation information, in SmartAdvocate
- Prepare for trial (schedule witness statements, exhibits, UJIs, etc.)
- Attend trial
- Follow and maintain all firm policies and procedures
- Proportionately contribute to overall client satisfaction and firm revenue goals
Requirements
- 5+ years of personal injury litigation paralegal experience
- active litigation stage experience
- Strong working knowledge of state, local, and federal court rules
- Experience with e-filing, legal documentation, and litigation management software
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with strong time-management instincts
- Genuine empathy for injured clients and a client-first mindset
- Professional demeanor with the confidence to exceed expectations
- A collaborative spirit and desire to mentor and motivate teammates
- Ability to work during Mountain Time business hours (Mon–Thu 8–5, Fri 8–4)
- Ability to pass a background check
Nice to Have
- A track record of long-term success and growth in previous roles
Benefits
- comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life & long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Generous PTO + paid holidays
- Annual company goal trip
Additional Information
- Willingness to travel if a case proceeds to trial
