Paralegal

Cole, Scott & Kissane•Jacksonville, FL

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Cole, Scott & Kissane, an AV-rated litigation firm, is seeking a full-time, experienced Paralegal for its Jacksonville office. This is an on-site opportunity. The prospective candidate will lend support for one of our Insurance Defense Divisions, thus, prior civil litigation experience is required. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients, opposing counsel, legal professionals, and fellow employees of the firm. The position also requires strong organizational skills and the ability to perform well within a team environment. Qualified candidates must be familiar with court procedures and have extensive experience with researching, scheduling, drafting legal documents, follow-up/follow-through and filing pleadings in state and federal courts. The ideal candidate must have good written and verbal communication skills, good common sense, possess meticulous attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills. Said candidate must also be detail oriented, work well under pressure, along with a positive, pleasant disposition and have demonstrated a stable job tenure of two or more years in each position along with a good attendance record. The ideal candidate will possess paralegal certification/degree, experience working in civil litigation, and be a self-starter. This candidate should feel comfortable communicating between various groups and keeping all documents assigned organized and saved.

Requirements

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Pro
Experience in civil litigation with a history of capturing billable time
Familiarity with court procedures
Extensive experience with researching, scheduling, drafting legal documents, follow-up/follow-through and filing pleadings in state and federal courts
Good written and verbal communication skills
Good common sense
Meticulous attention to detail
Excellent problem-solving skills
Detail oriented
Work well under pressure
Positive, pleasant disposition
Demonstrated stable job tenure of two or more years in each position
Good attendance record
Comfortable communicating between various groups
Ability to keep all documents assigned organized and saved

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certification/degree
Experience working in civil litigation
Self-starter

Responsibilities

Record Management.
Medical Chronologies.
Case Management.
Support legal team by requesting, analyzing and case-capture records for clients, attorneys and experts.
Draft discovery responses.
Conduct case research via Internet or through local libraries.
Organize and prepare both outline and narrative summaries of the records for internal use and for presentation to the client.
Analyze billing material to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence. Prepare case analysis. Identify issues, omissions and discrepancies.
Identify and provide information regarding trial experts and coordinate expert deposition preparation.
Assist attorneys with evidence preparation and organization for hearing or trial.
Compose and type document production including case analysis memoranda for attorneys, outline and narrative summaries, and chronologies of case facts, correspondence, and reports.
Compile data for exhibits.
Conduct preliminary legal research as necessary
Other job-related duties as assigned