PARALEGAL

McAfee & Taft • Tulsa, OK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Paralegal is responsible for supporting multiple attorneys in the Firm and is expected to have a high degree of responsibility for project management and implementation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of legal experience required
• Skilled with MS Office Suite and other office products.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and willingness to conduct research to learn new tasks.
• Strong organizational skills to maintain work lists, organize documents, and monitor deadlines and filings.
• Ability to ask questions, clarify issues, and provide project updates as needed.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (comprehension & expression).
• Strong command of the English language, including excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation, form and style.
• Detail-oriented and ability to create, compose, proof and edit correspondence.
• Possess sense of initiative and responsibility to manage case load and maintain confidentiality of records and information.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressured environment and maintain case/trial deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree in paralegal or legal studies or other related discipline is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 4+ years in legal experience preferred.
• Paralegal certification from ABA-approves program is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle state and federal court filings to ensure timely and accurate submission of documents and exhibits.
• Monitor filing deadlines and maintain accurate filing records
• Draft documents, file motions, and prepare letters and correspondence
• Communicate with clients, experts, court staff, and others to gather information, provide updates, and respond to inquiries
• Keep progression of case on track in preparation for trials, hearings and depositions
• Draft, edit, and maintain witness and exhibit lists
• Monitor and review procedural rules of court, and manage the implementation of procedural rules for all filings
• Assist attorneys in daily case management
• Interact with other paralegals to assist with heavy workload or coverage
• Prepare, review, edit, proofread and file a variety of documents
• Prepare tables of contents and indexes for court filings
• Review, cull and summarize document production, and prepare organized indexes and filing systems for documents
• Prepare documents and exhibits for discovery production and court filings, incorporate redactions and bates labels
• Organize and maintain case files, attorney notebooks, databases, spreadsheets and other materials
• Develop, respond or object to interrogatories or request to admit and summarize interrogatories and admissions received
• Draft and edit pleadings; including reviewing and answering complaints, counterclaims and third-party complaints, motions to dismiss or strike jurisdictional motions and research for pleadings
• Administratively support firm business development, if needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree