Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Orlando, FL 32801
Salary/Payrate: $80,000–$90,000
Work Environment: On-site during introductory period; hybrid flexibility afterward on-site during trial preparation and trial
Term: Permanent / Fulltime
Bachelor’s degree required: No; high school diploma or equivalent required, paralegal certificate preferred
Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired
Job Description:
Our Orlando law firm client seeks an experienced Personal Injury Litigation Defense Paralegal for its downtown Orlando office. This paralegal will work directly with multiple attorneys on high-exposure personal injury and civil defense matters, independently managing significant aspects of a high-volume caseload from discovery through trial. The firm offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, covered parking, and hybrid flexibility after an introductory period. Recent defense-side litigation experience is required.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a high-volume caseload and support three or more attorneys across matters with competing deadlines.
- Anticipate discovery and evidentiary issues and bring them to the supervising attorneys’ attention.
- Draft proposed discovery responses and non-party subpoenas; procure non-party records and identify documents for production.
- Gather client documents and interrogatory verification pages.
- Coordinate expert and attorney conferences, expert retention, and expert preparation; assemble expert packages.
- Prepare proposed witness and exhibit lists, exhibits, and objections.
- Develop medical chronologies and timelines; coordinate with outside vendors.
- Calendar deadlines and manage Microsoft Outlook calendars.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- At least seven years of substantive civil litigation paralegal experience, including significant recent insurance/personal injury defense experience; 10 or more years strongly preferred.
- Recent defense-side litigation experience is required. Plaintiff-side work is complementary but does not replace defense experience.
- Knowledge of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, medical terminology and billing, and the elements of personal injury claims, including liability and damages.
- Ability to identify facts that strengthen or weaken the client’s liability position and the plaintiff’s damages claim.
- Experience with non-party production, medical chronologies, discovery, expert coordination, calendaring, and trial preparation.
- Current knowledge of applicable personal injury defense laws and procedures; proficiency with Outlook, LexisNexis, and Sunbiz. Familiarity with ATO (Client Profiles) and Juris is a plus.
- Ability to prioritize under pressure, meet deadlines, communicate proactively, and collaborate with multiple attorneys.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; paralegal certificate preferred.