Position Summary
The Paralegal provides legal and administrative support to attorneys by conducting legal research, drafting legal documents, managing case files, coordinating litigation activities, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal procedures and deadlines. This position requires exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, confidentiality, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.
Essential Functions:
To perform effectively in this role, the candidate must fulfill the following duties with or without reasonable accommodations:
- Assist attorneys with all phases of litigation, transactional matters, and general legal support.
- Draft, review, proofread, and format legal documents, including pleadings, motions, contracts, discovery requests, correspondence, and legal memoranda.
- Conduct legal, regulatory, and case law research using online legal research tools.
- Organize, maintain, and manage physical and electronic case files.
- Prepare and electronically file legal documents with federal, state, and local courts.
- Coordinate discovery, including collecting, reviewing, organizing, and producing documents.
- Assist with trial preparation by organizing exhibits, witness files, trial notebooks, and other supporting materials.
- Schedule depositions, hearings, mediations, client meetings, and other legal proceedings.
- Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, vendors, and government agencies.
- Review contracts and legal documents for completeness and accuracy.
- Maintain confidential information in accordance with ethical and legal standards.
- Assist with corporate filings, business entity formations, regulatory filings, and compliance activities as assigned.
- Perform general administrative duties supporting the legal department.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Associate's degree in Paralegal Studies or a related field; Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of paralegal experience (litigation, corporate, healthcare, real estate, or other legal specialty preferred).
- Knowledge of legal terminology, court procedures, and legal documentation.
- Experience with electronic court filing (e-filing) systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting strict deadlines.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment.
- Experience with legal practice management and document management software.
- Knowledge of state and federal court rules and procedures.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to prioritize work in a deadline-driven environment.
- High ethical standards and commitment to confidentiality.
This role requires a proactive, dependable, and detail-oriented individual with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic healthcare environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong commitment to patient care and operational excellence.
Physical and Mental Demands:
The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be provided for individuals with disabilities:
- Physical Requirements:
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods.
- Use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally lift, push, pull, or move up to 20 pounds.
- Vision Requirements:
- Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Note:
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the role. Additional responsibilities may be assigned, or duties modified by the department supervisor based on operational needs.
