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We are seeking an Experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join our team! This position will be expected to be in the office daily.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assisting with the preparation, filing, and service of pleadings.
- Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutrals for sharing information
- Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets
- Coordinating the collection, review and production of documents and responding to discovery requests
- New York and federal court electronic filings
- Assisting with trial preparation, including subpoenaing records, assembling exhibits and witness binders, and coordinating witness preparation
- Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits
- Researching case-related factual issues
- Compiling information and, preparing summaries to detail the findings
- Assisting with the mailing of required notices
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program preferred, or a combination of education and/or experience
- A minimum of 2 years of significant and substantive litigation experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting. Personal injury experience preferred but not required.
- Experience drafting, cite-checking, and correcting legal briefs (trial and appellate).
- Experience in managing document productions.
- Experience in billing hours
- Familiarity with legal research
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software
- Excellent organization skills
- Attention to detail.
- Legal research and investigation skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
Hiring Range
This is a full-time position. The pay range for this role is $45,000 - $75,000, which considers factors such as candidate experience and skill.
Application:
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume, writing sample, and salary requirements.
Held & Hines LLP is a leading New York City boutique law firm. Our areas of practice comprise all aspects of civil litigation, including breach of contract, Personal Injury, civil rights and discrimination, real estate, class actions, and employment law, as well as a full-service real estate transactional practice, business relations, contracts, and wills. We work tirelessly on behalf of our clients in order to achieve successful outcomes to each client matter. The experience, skill and knowledge we bring has enabled us to achieve superior results for our clients.
