Litigation Paralegal

Job Description

Litigation Paralegal | Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Morgan & Morgan, P.A., located on-site. Morgan & Morgan is a prominent personal injury law firm with over 6,000 employees, dedicated to defending Americans against powerful entities like insurance companies, large corporations, and producers of defective goods. This role is crucial in supporting talented attorneys throughout the litigation process, ensuring clients receive robust representation before, during, and after trials. Every member of the firm is united by the mission: For the People.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: On-site

• Team: Works closely with talented attorneys
• Mission: Provides essential litigation support to attorneys, contributing to the firm’s mission of securing justice for clients.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Prepare a variety of legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda, and discovery documents such as interrogatories.
• Manage the electronic filing of all court documents in both state and federal court systems, and draft and serve summons as required.
• Conduct legal research and factual investigations to gather relevant information from various sources to support case development and strategy.
• Coordinate and summarize depositions, and prepare comprehensive trial binders, exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices for court proceedings.
• Handle administrative duties such as calendaring hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, maintaining pleadings and discovery indexes, and managing logistics for trial teams.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Experienced professional with an Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience, particularly in a legal support or paralegal capacity.
• Experience: 2+ years of litigation experience is preferred.
• Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication; proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings; applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures; highly organized with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Bonus: Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program is preferred.