Legal Assistant

Job Description

At Epstein Law our culture drives our performance. We go the extra mile for our clients and treat our colleagues with respect. We are fearless, fun-loving, hard-working, efficient, collegial, and creative. That culture drives excellent results, superior client satisfaction and team success. Our fundamental capture of our culture: "Who we are is what we do." If you want to help us continue to grow our culture and your future, keep reading.

• As a Paralegal you will provide both billable and non-billable assistance to the General Litigation practice group and direct support to the Managing Partner of the office as needed.
• On any given day you will be providingassistance to the attorneys, and work in concert with the support staff in the General Litigation Dept on multiple requests and projects. Those may include:
• Draft deposition notices, extensions, standard discovery results, HIPPA releases.
• Scheduling: deposition, trial preparation, court reporters, defense counsel meetings, internal meetings, meetings w/treating physicians/fact witnesses & counsel if applicable.
• Research as requested by attorneys.
• Draft & design demonstratives.
• Analyze damages claims (reviewing bills, creating spreadsheet comparison).
• E-File experience, comfort level with learning and adhering to filling requirements among a variety of platforms.
• Perform e-billing maintenance: submitting budgets, managing contested bills, overseeing timekeeper submissions, communicating with accounting department.
• Follow up on medical requests and prepare electronic/hard copy organization files for the use by attorneys.
• Retrieve and organize pleadings and other case documents from court dockets, Document Management Software, or litigation support software for review by attorneys.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and paralegal certificate preferred
• Minimum 5 years. experience
• Proficient in MS Office and a willingness to learn new software
• Exceptional interpersonal sills and a high degree of initiative
• Independent judgement with excellent troubleshooting and follow-through skills in order to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, detail-oriented work environment.
• Advanced skills to communicate both in written and verbally
• Ability to research and pick things up quickly

PAY COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE

Additional Information

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested and meet the minimum qualifications, please click on this link to express your interest in a short note outlining your qualifications and an application will be sent to you asap. .

PROCESS:

You will be called first, and after your phone interview ifwe are still interested, you will be invited to a interview with Scenic City Resourcesand the client. We’re moving quickly, so please apply today!

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.