A Florida stablished law firm is seeking an experienced Insurance Defense PIP Paralegal for its Tampa office. Applicants should have 2+ years of experience, be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, and be well organized to join our fast-growing team. Insurance defense experience preferred.
Duties:
- Respond to Discovery Requests, to include requests for production, requests for admissions, and interrogatories; prepare defense discovery requests; monitoring and obtaining discovery responses from opposing counsel.
- Prepare various types of motions, pleadings, exhibits, and correspondence.
- Processing of pleadings, motions and correspondence (e-service and physical) and use of the Florida e-filing portal.
- Prepare materials in support of pleadings, motions and depositions; to include legal research (prior use of Westlaw preferred).
- Accomplishes law firm mission by completing other duties as needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products
- Working knowledge of legal administration
- Working knowledge of Case Management software experience a plus (Time Matters a plus)
- Working knowledge of Westlaw
- Must have organizational skills
- Must have time management & planning skills
- Must have verbal and written communication skills
- Must have strong computer proficiency
- Must be detail oriented
- Must be dependable
- Able to keep confidential case and client matters
Computer Skils: - Working knowledge of Case Management Software. Working knowledge of Time Matters software a plus.
- Working knowledge of Billable Time Entry Software. Working knowledge of Juris Software a plus.
- Working knowledge of Westlaw.