Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Position Summary :

As a Paralegal for Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC you will assist lawyers by drafting, analyzing, and organizing information, documents, and materials in relation to various legal matters. Primary duties include record request and organization, analysis and summary of documents produced, research, and initial drafts of legal documents for attorney review, as well as assistance with overall case strategy. Paralegals have an annual billable requirement of 1400 hours.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following :

• Identify non-party medical providers and prepare non-party medical record requests
• Maintain log of medical records produced / received and organize medical records
• Prepare summaries of records, documents produced, and plaintiff and co-defendants discovery responses
• Review, analyze, and catalogue information and documents obtained from client and produced by parties and non-parties, throughout discovery
• Assist attorney in engaging with client in collection of documents and information for discovery responses and preparing for production, including redaction of privileged / protected information
• Draft or Revise / edit various correspondence, reports, pleadings in advance of attorney review
• Exchange e-mails and conduct telephone calls with clients, experts, and other legal professionals, as well as preparation of materials for their review
• Trial preparation and, as needed, attendance, including preparing exhibits and coordinating witnesses
• Track time spent on tasks and enter into billing software in compliance with firm policies and client guidelines
• Conducting research through social media, investigating facts, and developing legal arguments and strategy
• Preparing and filing documents with courts
• Organizing and archiving the documents related to completed and ongoing cases
• Keeping track of changes in legal framework and providing timely updates on these changes
• Performs other tasks as assigned by attorneys

Requirements :

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, CORE COMPETENCIES AND EXPECTATIONS :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education / Experience :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiter@huffpowellbailey.com.