Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Fact Checking, Interpersonal Skills, Legal, Legal Documents, Legal Research, Litigation, Microsoft Office, Organizational Skills, Paralegal, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Record Keeping, Regulations, Time Management, Writing Skills
Job Summary: Join as an onsite Contested Paralegal in Winston-Salem, NC, working Monday-Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm to support attorneys in civil litigation. Provide clerical and research assistance, including document preparation and review, investigations, fact-checking, and trial preparation. Handle client meetings, draft pleadings, motions, affidavits, and interrogatories, track billable hours, and maintain confidentiality in a fast-paced environment. Requires 2+ years of civil litigation experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Meet with attorneys, clients, and professionals to discuss cases or projects.
- Draft legal documents such as pleadings, motions, affidavits, and interrogatories.
- File motions and pleadings following judicial procedures.
- Research statutes, regulations, judicial decisions, and legal sources.
- Analyze findings and provide written summaries to attorneys.
- Prepare, organize, store, and retrieve case files including evidence, exhibits, depositions, and pleadings.
- Track and maintain billable hours records for cases.
- Perform other assigned duties.
Key Requirements:
- 2+ years of civil litigation experience.
- Associate degree in Paralegal Studies or related field preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding of legal language, principles, research methods, court pleadings, and processes.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proven time management skills to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
- Commitment to confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
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Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited