Litigation Paralegal

POSITION: Paralegal

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Paralegal

SUPERVISOR: Office Paralegal Manager

SUMMARY:

Baker Donelson's Baltimore office seeks a Litigation Paralegal with 2-4 years of litigation experience. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program. Responsibilities include investigations, medical summaries, drafting and cite-checking pleadings, discovery, deposition and trial preparation, and post-trial support. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, experience managing multiple attorneys and cases, and exceptional attention to detail. Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Excel, state and federal e-filing systems, and recording billable time is required. Experience managing both paper and electronic files is essential.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential functions are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer.

• Follows the ethical requirements as set forth by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the state in which the office is located.
• Reviews and analyzes cases in order to assist in preparation of case for trial.
• Reviews and analyzes matters for the purpose of preparing matter evaluation and status reports to clients.
• Drafts complaints and answers, routine notices, affidavits, motions and petitions.
• Establishes, organizes and maintains pleading boards, attorney trial notebooks, expert witness notebooks, document indexes and lists.
• Locates and confers with expert witnesses and resource people. Arranges for expert witness inspections and obtains approval from counsel of record and specified parties.
• Conducts research and locates cases, depositions, opinions, reports and information related to the matter.
• Contacts and interviews parties, witnesses and experts, including the obtaining of written statements from witnesses.
• Reviews and outlines depositions, indexes and summarizes documents.
• Utilizes computerized litigation techniques and software when applicable.
• Assists in preparation of the case for trial by drafting and preparing: Pre-trial Orders, Form Instructions to the Jury, Requested Voir Dire of Jurors, Conduct Jury Investigation, Prepare Witness and Exhibit Lists, Motions in Limine and Subpoena and contacts witnesses.
• Assists in the trial of the case including scheduling of witnesses and controls and tracks exhibits.
• Enters billable time in the Firm's time keeping system for the above listed duties.
• Physical presence in the office is an essential duty of this position.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Knowledge of legal principles and practices at a level normally acquired through formal paralegal training or its equivalent.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Ability to proofread typed material for contextual, grammatical, typographical or spelling errors.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow the instruction of their assigned attorney and provide information to everyone with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Work occasionally requires a high level of mental effort and strain while organizing and maintaining multiple cases.
• Ability to retrieve and distribute print volumes, push and pull carts and carry books weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Work occasionally requires more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Ability to travel to private and public buildings, locally and statewide, via private or public conveyance to assist attorney in attending to client needs on legal matters.

The expected base salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000. Final compensation will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, education, and market considerations.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, extreme temperatures and the like.

ADDITIONAL INFO

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.

All employees are required to comply with BDBCBs information privacy and security requirements including its acceptable use policy. Such requirements are dictated by laws and regulations, by professional standards and by the marketplace and are directly applicable to BDBCB as well as to BDBCB through its clients.