Job Title: Defense Litigation Paralegal
Location: Alpharetta, GA 30009
Salary/Payrate: $80,000–$93,000
Work Environment: Hybrid—four days onsite and one remote day weekly after the initial 60-day period.
Term: DH
Bachelor’s degree required: No
Referral Fee: $750
Our client, an established litigation law firm, is seeking a Defense Litigation Paralegal to join its Alpharetta team. This position will primarily support insurance defense matters involving tractor-trailer accidents, with exposure to other litigation matters as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and organize documents and materials for court hearings, depositions, and trial.
- Review and analyze medical records and prepare detailed medical chronologies.
- Assist attorneys with drafting and reviewing discovery responses, motions, and other pleadings.
- Independently calculate court and case deadlines and enter them into the firm’s calendaring system.
- Coordinate with experts and assist with subpoenas.
- Create, organize, and maintain litigation files and supporting documentation.
- Support assigned attorneys in managing litigation matters and competing deadlines.
- Accurately record billable time and meet a monthly requirement of 100 billable hours.
- Use Orion for case management, calendaring, and billing, and NetDocuments for document management.
Qualifications & Experience
- At least two years of defense-side experience; prior law firm experience is required.
- Insurance defense experience strongly preferred. Candidates with other defense-side backgrounds will be considered; plaintiff-only experience will not qualify.
- Experience reviewing medical records, preparing medical chronologies, and supporting discovery and litigation document preparation.
- Ability to independently calculate and manage litigation deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Very strong typing, proofreading, and document preparation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to meet monthly billable requirements.
- Availability to work onsite in Alpharetta, with one remote day weekly after the initial 60-day period.
Benefits
- Firm-paid employee health and dental insurance premiums.
- Vision insurance offered.
- Long-term disability and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan without employer matching.
- 18 days of PTO, increasing by one day every two years of employment.