Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC · 5 hours ago
Litigation Paralegal
Santa Rosa Beach,FL,US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expHand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC is a law firm seeking a Litigation Paralegal to provide legal support to attorneys. The role involves drafting legal documents, conducting research, managing trial notebooks, and maintaining communication with clients and staff while ensuring compliance with established procedures.
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Responsibilities
Identifies and obtains relevant judicial decisions, statutes, legal articles, codes and other pertinent material as requested by attorney(s)
Drafting correspondence and pleadings, complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, pretrial orders, and legal briefs with various parties
Proficiency in the firm’s software programs, including but not limited to word processing, time and billing system, email system, trial software, document management system, employee electronic time clock system and Microsoft Office Products
Proficiency in firm’s document management system and follows established firm procedures for naming and storage of documents
Performs court required electronic filing, following established rules and procedures of the court system. Understands specialty areas of practice and is capable of attaching appropriate enclosures for specialty area without the need for supervision
Familiar with firm forms, legal forms, document formats, printing requirements and on-line legal research sites
Performs legal research tasks using all available resources including libraries and computer data systems, when applicable or requested
Familiar with firm intranet information, firm personnel policy, internal firm procedures for check processing, travel reimbursement and marketing reimbursement requests. Obtains and provides all necessary back-up documentation and approvals for processing
Reviews completed assigned tasks and document production to check for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting and legal case sighting for correctness
Maintain high level of professionalism when using the Firm’s telephone system, including, but not limited to, handling in-coming calls, transferring calls, conference calls, long distance calls and utilizing firm conferencing system
Drafts/types complaints and answers, discovery, routine notices, affidavits, motions and petitions, when applicable
Establishes, organizes and maintains attorney trial notebooks, expert witness notebooks, document indexes, reports and lists, when applicable
Conducts research and locates cases, depositions, opinions, reports, social media information and other information related to the matter, when applicable
Utilizes computerized litigation techniques and software, when applicable
Establishes and maintains calendar and deadline reminder system; utilizes calendar system as required per assigned attorney; reviews weekly motion docket and monthly trial docket; assists in scheduling meetings and depositions
Works closely with administrative support staff (office services, scanning center, reprographics vendors, hospitality, marketing, etc.); proofs documents returned from other administrative staff, scanning center or outsource vendors
Ensures that time sheets are entered into the time and billing system in a timely manner and that entries are appropriate and in accordance with client billing requirements where applicable
Qualification
Required
Ability to read and write in order to proof and perform minor editing (e.g., punctuation, grammar, spelling) of routine law office correspondence and legal case matters
Perform non-complex arithmetic calculations when verifying calculations on forms and documents; maintain records and filing systems at an appropriate level
Approximately 3-5 years on the job paralegal experience necessary in order to gain an understanding of law office policies and procedures and produce accurate legal documents with minimal supervision
Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints
Ability to proofread typed material for grammatical, typographical or spelling errors
Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff to provide information with expected courtesy and tact
Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate in person, by e-mail and telephone to provide information with expected courtesy and tact
Work occasionally requires a high level of mental effort and production of a high volume of accurate and reliable work product
Work occasionally requires more than the established office hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours
Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching
Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment
Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports
May need to climb stairs, ladders and/or scaffolding and lift up to 30 lbs
Company
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale provides its clients with legal services in all areas of traditional civil practice.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2017-12-13Acquired
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Sale
Lawyer, Co-founder and Shareholder
Eldon Hills, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
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