Paralegal

Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill LLP • Lincoln, NE

21d • Onsite

About The Position

Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP is seeking to add a Litigation Paralegal to their team. This role is a key position within the Litigation team, responsible for providing administrative and legal support to the Firm’s Litigation defense attorneys. The Paralegal will handle a variety of tasks including organizing and analyzing documents, drafting and filing court documents, scheduling events, actively participating in the workers' compensation discovery process, and preparing exhibits and documents for hearings, depositions, and trials. The position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Requirements

• Extremely detail oriented.
• Strong organizational, communication, delegation and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to prioritize while meeting all deadlines and demonstrating a high level of reliability and efficiency.
• Ability to work in a very fast-paced environment and adapt to changes.
• Highly detail oriented and ability to multi-task.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ProLaw/Filevine.
• Must work well in a team-oriented environment.
• Desire to always be learning and improving.
• Timely and efficient work product while setting tasks/goals and following through to achieve the highest level of completion.
• The ability to use foresight to effectively plan ahead in an effort to anticipate the needs of supervising attorneys and the team.
• Ability to verbally and effectively communicate to individuals and groups.
• Ability to regularly utilize a computer keyboard, monitor and other electronic equipment to prepare reports, communicate and perform other duties.
• Ability to endure a sedentary type of work requiring a great deal of sitting at a computer.
• Ability to work at least forty (40) hours a week.
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents.
• Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance, meet deadlines and perform work duties in a timely manner.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently and remain poised in high stress and conflict situations.
• Ability to simultaneously address multiple complex problems.
• Ability to multitask without loss of efficiency or accuracy.
• Ability to sustain attention with or without distractions.
• Ability to interact and communicate professionally and appropriately with a variety of individuals.
• Ability to meet time sensitive deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Four year college degree from an accredited college or university in legal studies or other related field.
• Certified Paralegal Certification.
• Significant prior experience working in a law or other professional firm.
• Familiarity with legal procedures and protocols and the court systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain client files with continual updating and filing of documents (electronic/paper files).
• Properly request documents to further support clients’ claims and follow up to keep files up to date.
• Preparation of discovery requests and responses and other pleadings, as well as filing/e-filing such pleadings with the courts.
• Schedule events, including but not limited to: hearings, depositions, medical evaluations, client meetings, court reporters and interpreters.
• Preparation of exhibits, exhibit and witness lists for submissions to agencies or in trial, as well as conference memos, mediation materials, and settlement documents.
• Conduct court record searches and case-related background searches.
• Communicate and meet with clients as requested by supervising attorneys.
• Summarize depositions, interviews and/or medical records.
• Provide substantive administrative support to attorneys to enhance office efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assist with maintaining an accurate calendar for assigned attorneys by docketing deadlines in ProLaw or Filevine and calendaring the same with additional details in Outlook.
• Accurately track billable and non-billable hours and log accurate billing descriptions for client invoicing.
• Consistently produce high-level work that is accurate and meets or exceeds Firm standards.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

What This Job Offers

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