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Contemporary Staffing Solutions is seeking a skilled and motivated Litigation Paralegal to join our client for a hybrid opportunity in Chicago, IL! The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting attorneys in all phases of the litigation process. This Direct-Hire opportunity offers up to $80,000/year based on experience!
Responsibilities:
- Draft routine legal documents
- Manage multiple cases from start to trial
- Collect documents from various sources
- Collect, organize, analyze, and summarize medical records
- Review and analyze documents
- Conduct various document searches and factual research
Requirements:
- Paralegal Certificate required from an accredited school. Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
- Knowledge of all phases of the litigation process and ability to assist attorneys in all phases of the litigation process
- Experience in all phases of litigation from the onset of suit through trial
- Preferable experience in toxic tort litigation, although not required
- Excellent communication skills: able to interact professionally with clients and attorneys
- Excellent writing skills: able to communicate clearly and draft legal documents as requested by attorneys, including but not limited to pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and prepare discovery production documents
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Proficient in Adobe Professional and Adobe DC
- Self-starter: Ability to work independently and follow up on tasks
- Strong organizational skills required: Ability to adapt to existing systems to maintain and organize case files
- Experience in preparing summaries as requested of deposition transcripts, medical records, discovery pleadings
- Ability to gather relevant information from a variety of sources as applicable to each case, including but not limited to legal research
- Ability to effectively set priorities and meet deadlines
- Strong ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Strong ability to troubleshoot issues and create solutions
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team player: ability to work as part of a litigation team
Contemporary Staffing Solutions (CSS) is a company that exudes unwavering results with urgency, honesty, and integrity. CSS has been a leading provider of contract, temporary, and direct hire solutions. Nationally supporting Salesforce Projects & Managed Services and staffing solutions with a focus in Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, Information Technology, Salesforce, and Call Center & Office. Everyone at CSS operates with pro-active pipelines, the highest business ethics, a winning spirit in our approach, and a team-oriented workflow with real cross-training. The CSS team coaches you with current business intelligence so that we can timely deliver solutions to meet your expectations. Our testimonials on our website tell the story from our clients and candidates—check them out!
