Paralegal II, General Liability

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.•Irvine, CA

66d•$28 - $46•Hybrid

About The Position

Zurich North America's Staff Legal Office is currently hiring a Paralegal II, General Liability to join their team! Under the supervision of an attorney, the successful candidate's work will be in support of moderate to complex liability litigation cases (e.g. case work, research, discovery responses, subpoenas, etc.). At Zurich North America we acknowledge that work life-balance and flexibility are a priority when it comes to choosing your next career move. Designed with our employees' needs in mind, while facilitating in-person connections and collaborative activities when meaningful and valuable. While our model provides a high level of flexibility and autonomy, occasional circumstances requiring in-office attendance should be expected. This is a hybrid work position, however, the candidate selected for this opportunity should be able to report into the following North American offices location: Gold River, CA Pasadena, CA Irvine, CA Remote for California candidates only

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 4 or more years of experience in the Legal Support area
Associate Degree and 2 or more years of experience in the Legal Support area
Experience conducting electronic database research
Experience drafting legal documents, correspondence, and/or pleadings
Experience in legal support
Experience with Microsoft Office
Paralegals must meet one of the following requirements:
Have a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
Have a certificate from an accredited paralegal program with at least 24 semester units of law-related courses
Have a bachelor's degree or higher and one year of law-related experience under the supervision of a California-licensed attorney who has been practicing for the past three years (or an attorney who's practiced in California federal courts for the past three years).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certificate
Defense experience
Insurance industry experience
Ability to effectively conduct electronic database research, including Lexus Nexis
Comfortable working in a paperless work environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to effectively draft legal documents, correspondence, and/or pleadings
Strong Microsoft Office and technical skills
Familiarity with litigation management software systems
Trial experience, including preparing trial exhibits and witnesses
Experiencing filing with the California Courts E-filing system.
Familiarity with California Rules of Civil Procedure and local Rules
Experience navigating Clerk, Court and Judicial websites

Responsibilities

Providing legal support two attorneys
Drafting legal pleadings, correspondence, and other documents as directed
Providing legal support such as legal and documentary research
Monitoring and adhering to case schedules and filing deadlines
Conducting interviews, summarizing depositions, reviewing discovery responses and medical records
Preparing discovery requests and responses
Subpoenaing, collecting and organizing records from non-parties
Scheduling Surveillance, Compulsory Medical Exams, and Site Inspections
Assisting in trial preparation
Responding to inquiries from and interacts with customers, clients, counsel, and witnesses
Keeping track of billable hours.
Organizing and maintaining case files and documentation, electronically
Contributing to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed
Collaborating with attorneys, staff, claims professionals and leadership to accomplish successful business and litigation outcomes.