*Plaintiff Trial Attorney situated in Metairie, Louisiana with a nationwide trial practice focusing on railroad, maritime, and serious personal injury cases is actively seeking a highly skilled Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant to manage the Attorney’s trial docket and active case load, handle all aspects of scheduling, calendaring, and logistics, including the Attorney’s email.
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This position requires a dedicated individual capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment.
*Responsibilities include:*
* *Managing Trial Attorney’s Calendar and Logistics*
* *Coordinating, scheduling, and calendaring all items on casework litigation*
* *Coordinating client’s legal appointments such as deposition, mediation, settlement conference*
* *Drafting correspondence, pleadings, motions, memos, notices of deposition, subpoenas, FOIA requests, initial disclosures*
* *Drafting Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, Requests for Admissions, and organizing Responses to same*
* *Filing pleadings with both State and Federal Court*
* *Responsible for case file organization*
* *Returning and monitoring Phone Calls*
* *Preparing exhibit books, bench books, trial books, and hearing binders*
* *Communicating with clients regarding status of case, medical appointments, and treatment*
* *Reviewing and summarizing clients’ medical records*
*Qualifications:*
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant.
- Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Impeccable attention to detail with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Proficiency in managing a fast-paced environment and workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
- Proficiency with logistics and managing the calendar for professionals
- Excellent attitude and willingness to support team members
- Life long learner
- Loves being organized
- Enjoys challenges and figuring out solutions to problems
- Enjoys systems and processes
- Being able to multi-task and work on one-off projects
- Enjoys Working both autonomously and collaboratively
- Not afraid of making a mistake.
- Willing to make measured decisions for the team and our clients.
- Able to learn and grow from mistakes
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.
00 - $65,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* Paid time off
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Travel requirement:
* No travel
Experience:
* Paralegal: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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