Sr Paralegal - Trial Division
About The Position
Nationwide’s Trial Division is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support attorneys in managing litigation matters from case inception through resolution. The role provides comprehensive pre-trial and trial support for litigated matters of varied complexity, supporting legal teams representing clients under commercial and personal lines insurance policies. Senior Paralegals work with low to moderate guidance and are expected to have a strong working knowledge of property and casualty insurance defense and/or subrogation law, along with legal concepts, terminology, and processes. The successful candidate will contribute to strategic and proactive file handling, effective collaboration, and organized case management. The position involves coordinating litigation workflows, supporting active caseloads, and ensuring deadlines, procedural requirements, confidentiality obligations, and client-service expectations are met. The role follows Nationwide’s SuccessFlex work environment. Columbus, Ohio is the preferred location; candidates in other Nationwide hub locations may be considered based on experience, qualifications, and business need.
Requirements
- Typically, five years of experience in a paralegal capacity involving demonstrated insurance-related litigation.
- Strong working knowledge of property and casualty insurance defense and/or subrogation law, legal concepts, terminology, and processes.
- Knowledge of law office operations, practices, and procedures.
- Experience with court filing and scheduling procedures, including federal and state e-filing and e-Court systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with attorneys, paralegals, court personnel, clients, and claims staff.
- Strong research and organizational skills; attention to detail; technological aptitude; adaptability; ability to prioritize and multitask.
- Ability to exercise independent initiative and judgment in daily tasks.
- Ability to understand assigned case files and the relevance of case information.
- Must acknowledge and comply with corporate and NTD policies and procedures and applicable private-practice-of-law policies and state ethical rules.
Nice To Haves
- Undergraduate studies in business administration, insurance, or a related area.
- Paralegal studies certification, strongly preferred, and/or demonstrated insurance litigation-related paralegal experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and case-management databases such as Legal Files.
- Understanding of personal and commercial lines policies.
- Experience from law firms, insurance defense organizations, staff counsel operations, or plaintiff firms.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct pre-trial and trial support for litigated matters of varied complexity.
- Assist with drafting, reviewing, filing, and serving pleadings, motions, discovery, and subpoenas, including at times complex motions such as motions in limine and dispositive motions.
- Review and draft documents for document-production requests and analyze and draft responses to incoming discovery.
- Review and summarize medical records; conduct legal research and writing, including preparing medical chronologies and deposition summaries of fact and expert witnesses.
- Proactively assist attorneys in moving case files toward trial or resolution.
- Attend case-related events and provide trial support; support or serve as a change champion in technology.
- Coordinate workflow, maintain filing and follow-up systems, and support the litigation strategy.
- Coordinate and schedule depositions, hearings, and meetings, and communicate with clients and expert witnesses.
- Retrieve information from the document management system and assemble exhibits, binders, and appendices for depositions, court filings, hearings, and trial.
- Maintain working knowledge of court procedures and local rules; review court dockets and retrieve case information.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding attorney-client privilege and relationships, trial strategies, ethics rules, and the identities of plaintiffs, defense clients, and claims customers.
- Perform legal assistant and other administrative duties.
- Comply with corporate and Nationwide Trial Division policies and procedures and with applicable private-practice-of-law policies and state ethical rules.
- Demonstrate Nationwide Values consistently.
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off, with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days per full calendar year, prorated quarterly based on hire date
- Nine paid holidays
- Eight hours of Lifetime paid time off
- Eight hours of Unity Day paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid pension plan
- Business-casual attire
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
