Paralegal supporting serious injury claims in a dynamic litigation environment. Focused on claimant work within a recognized serious injury team handling complex cases.
About the role
- Paralegal providing legal support for liability litigation cases at Zurich North America. Collaborating with attorneys and managing case documentation in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Providing legal support up to three 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
- Collaborating with attorneys, staff, claims professionals and leadership to accomplish successful business and litigation outcomes
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 4 or more years of experience in the Legal Support area OR 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
- Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate (preferred)
- Defense experience (preferred)
- Insurance industry experience (preferred)
- Ability to effectively conduct electronic database research, including Lexus Nexis (preferred)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (preferred)
- Familiarity with litigation management software systems (preferred)
- Trial experience, including preparing trial exhibits and witnesses (preferred)
- Experience navigating Clerk, Court and Judicial websites (preferred)
- Strong organization and prioritization skills (preferred)
- Ability to effectively collaborate throughout the organization (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
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