Paralegal job description -product liability defense litigation -USA

Being case responsible for various complex defense litigation matters.

# Draft legal documents

# Compile, analyze and summarize data

# Perform legal research

# Manage files to ensure information is organized according to standards

# Perform factual and technical investigation and analysis of case issues

# Assist in all phases of case preparation, including discovery and trial

# Maintain generic files

# Prepare for and attend nationwide trials

# Perform other duties and responsibilities, as requested by leadership

# Attend in-house CLE's and actively participate in team meetings

# Account for daily time and detail of work on each case through an online time tracking system

# Apply Summation and Trial Director tools to cases

# Maintain experienced-level of expertise in relevant software programs

# Supervise and evaluate assigned Legal Secretary and Case Assistants

SKILLS AND COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

* Advanced research and writing skills

* Superior client service skills

* Proven success in meeting Attorney expectations as part of the case team

* Proven organization skills

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office Suite

* Experience using Summation and Trial Director tools preferred

* Impeccable attention to detail

* Ability to travel via air to attend nationwide and local trials spanning one to several weeks

* Ability to lift 30 lbs (files and boxes)

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