Senior Civil Litigation Paralegal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Nevada.

📋 Description

• Provide litigation assistance throughout all stages of the litigation process under the guidance of an attorney.

• Conduct legal research to support attorneys.

• Draft and manage intricate pleadings, discovery requests and responses, motions, deposition summaries, abstracts, legal memoranda, and correspondence.

• Analyze, organize, and summarize medical records and case-related documentation for discovery, case strategy, settlement assessment, and trial preparation.

• Coordinate and implement discovery and case investigations, including identifying key issues, formulating discovery plans, and managing timelines.

• Conduct interviews and communicate with insured parties, company representatives, expert witnesses, fact witnesses, and opposing counsel.

• Prepare materials for witnesses, responses to discovery, demonstrative exhibits, and documents to support trial efforts.

• Assist with trial preparation, mediations, arbitrations, and hearings by preparing exhibits, witness binders, chronologies, and case summaries.

• Maintain and manage complex litigation files and electronic case records.

• Ensure confidentiality, accuracy, compliance with court deadlines, and proactive calendar management.

• Evaluate case files, assess potential for settlement, and recommend further investigation or documentation.

• Obtain, review, and analyze medical, employment, financial, and other pertinent records.

• Prepare statements of facts, case summaries, hearing outlines, and contentions for arbitration or trial.

• Report to a manager in legal services.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in litigation.

• Proven experience in legal research, conducting investigations, gathering and summarizing medical records, indexing depositions, collecting evidence, and preparing trial exhibits.

• Experience drafting pleadings, motions, deposition summaries, discovery responses, and other legal correspondence.

• Proficient in PC software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Acrobat, and FrontPage.

• Familiarity with handling confidential documents and sensitive situations.

• Understanding of legal ethics and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Knowledge of tort and contract law, legal procedures, legal terminology, and the judicial system.

• Experience managing litigation matters in Clark County courts and familiarity with local procedures and practices.

• Working knowledge of Nevada civil procedure, discovery, and trial preparation.

• Proficiency in LegalFiles or similar case management systems.

• Experience in identifying, retaining, and managing expert witnesses across various disciplines.

• Experience managing expert and discovery disclosures, including timely production of records and case materials.

• Ability to conduct complex investigations independently with minimal supervision.

• Experience mentoring, training, or acting as a resource for other legal professionals.

• Willingness to travel up to 10% as required.

• Job offer contingent upon applicable background checks.

• Job offer contingent upon signing a non-disclosure agreement.

• Sponsorship will not be considered unless specifically mentioned in the posting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing benefits.

• Competitive 401(k) contributions.

• Pension plan.

• Annual incentive opportunities.

• Nine paid holidays.

• Paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees).

• Student loan repayment assistance.

• Paid family leave.

• New Employee Orientation available in-person or virtually.

• Support for reasonable accommodations.