Litigation Paralegal (BI & Worker's Comp)

Demesmin and Dover PLLC•Chicago, IL

7h•$28 - $39•Onsite

About The Position

The Litigation Paralegal will be responsible for supporting attorneys in Business Interruption and Worker's Compensation cases. This role involves preparing legal documents, organizing exhibits and evidence, e-filing court documents, preparing discovery, coordinating depositions, and interfacing with clients and other parties involved in litigation.

Requirements

At least 2+ years of working experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting.
General Litigation Experience, preferably in federal court.
Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices.
Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience.
Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program.

Responsibilities

Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda.
Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
E-file court documents in federal and state court.
Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
Draft and serve summons.
Coordinate depositions.
Prepare deposition and hearing binders and exhibits.
Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court.
Interfacing with clients to keep them apprised of the status of their case and to obtain documents needed for discovery.
Gather relevant information from a variety of sources.
Liaise between the attorneys and internal/external third parties, including co-counsel, counsel for defendants, and the courts.