Litigation Paralegal

Bradley•Tampa, FL

106d

About The Position

The Litigation Paralegal assists attorneys throughout the litigation process, including pre-claim investigations, drafting legal documents, document review, maintaining indexes, organizing case files, and attending trial. The role supports complex litigation matters from pretrial through post-trial and involves extensive eDiscovery, discovery management, document production, deposition and trial preparation, legal research, and coordination with attorneys, clients, experts, court personnel, and staff. The paralegal also handles medical and other records relevant to medical malpractice and wrongful death claims, prepares chronologies and summaries, and coordinates expert witness materials and logistics. The position requires strong organization, project management, communication, proofreading, and client-service skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple matters and work moderate to heavy overtime.

Requirements

At least 5 years of litigation paralegal experience.
Bachelor's degree with ABA paralegal certification, or an associate's or bachelor's degree in paralegal studies; the posting describes these qualifications as preferred.
Detail-oriented with strong proofreading skills.
Knowledge and understanding of legal principles and practices.
Ability to apply knowledge of the litigation process from pretrial through post-trial.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Superior interpersonal and communication skills across diverse internal and external groups, while maintaining high work quality and customer service.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion.
Ability to work moderate to heavy overtime.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree with ABA paralegal certification, or an associate's or bachelor's degree in paralegal studies.

Responsibilities

Establish ESI protocols; coordinate with the eDiscovery team on Relativity databases and tagging criteria; coordinate document review and production; and ensure compliance with discovery obligations.
Handle federal and state court requirements, including electronic filing.
Maintain attorney calendars; schedule hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials; and calculate court and discovery deadlines.
Draft routine court documents, including notices of appearance, PHV filings, motions for extension of time, motions for default, deposition notices, and subpoenas.
Manage hard-copy and electronic case documents, email, and electronic files; prepare deposition, hearing, and trial binders.
Conduct legal and factual research, including background searches and retrieval of case law and other legal authorities using Westlaw and other research platforms.
Assist with document production, including review, redaction, Bates labeling, quality control, and production to opposing counsel.
Cite-check briefs, motions, legal memoranda, exhibits, and supporting authorities for accuracy and completeness.
Organize, analyze, summarize, and index documents, exhibits, and evidence.
Manage discovery, including drafting and responding to written discovery, coordinating document collection, preparing privilege logs, and tracking deadlines.
Assist with deposition preparation, including witness and exhibit binders, deposition summaries and designations, and coordination with court reporters and videographers.
Maintain deposition databases using Opus2 and other litigation support platforms.
Obtain, organize, review, summarize, and analyze medical, billing, diagnostic imaging, and other healthcare records; prepare medical chronologies, treatment summaries, and damages summaries.
Coordinate collection, review, and organization of medical, employment, financial, and other records supporting medical malpractice and wrongful death claims.
Prepare materials for medical and other expert witnesses, including records, exhibits, literature, and supporting documentation.
Coordinate expert retention, scheduling, document production, and communications; track disclosures, reports, depositions, and trial appearances.
Create and maintain trial exhibit databases, witness and exhibit lists, deposition designation databases, and trial presentation materials; assist with pretrial, trial, and post-trial filings.
Communicate courteously and professionally with attorneys, clients, experts, court personnel, and staff, with a strong client-service orientation.
Manage multiple complex litigation matters while adapting to changing priorities and deadlines.