Paralegal - Environmental/Insurance

Lippes Mathias LLP • Rochester, NY

7d • $32 - $38 • Hybrid

About The Position

This Paralegal plays a critical role in supporting an insurance law practice through project coordination, legal support, contract lifecycle management, and compliance administration. This hybrid position ensures smooth workflow across multiple workstreams with extensive client contact. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable balancing legal, operational, and project management responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–7 years of experience as a paralegal, contract administrator, project manager, or similar hybrid legal/operational role.
• Strong writing, editing, and document management skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, legal case management systems, and contract management tools.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder coordination.
• High degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in insurance helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Project Management Coordinate and track progress of contract review, ensuring all deadlines and submission dates are met.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, task lists, and status reports for attorneys and clients.
• Facilitate communication between internal teams, insurance brokers and external stakeholders.
• Maintain document repositories for case files and project deliverables.
• Contract Administration Maintain an organized contract database, ensuring proper version control and timely renewal alerts.
• Coordinate with attorneys to identify risks, ensure proper legal language, and address compliance issues.

Benefits

• Full time employees are also eligible for a year-end bonus and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the first of the month following hire; immediate eligibility for the firm’s 401(k) and profit sharing plan; firm-arranged parking at our downtown locations; firm-paid long-term disability coverage for all employees; and firm-provided life and AD&D insurance for staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level