Paralegal
Company: Bernard Personnel Consultants
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Purpose:
Support busy Plaintiff Personal Injury Practice
Duties:
* Draft documents including correspondence, discovery requests,
complaints, pleadings, and court documents related to all personal
injury cases
* Compiles evidence and supporting information by searching
records, discovery documents, transcripts, libraries, and
databases; interviewing clients, third parties, and expert
witnesses
* Begins legal actions by arranging for notice and subpoena
service.
* Oversees cases by managing files and documents; coordinating with
support services and clients, opposing law firms, and courts;
managing court docket calendar; expediting paper flow; maintaining
schedules and deadlines; generating status reports, logs, and
indexes; processing settlement papers and payments.
* Prepares for trial by preparing trial notebooks, exhibits, and
witness files; obtaining jury list and background information;
preparing questions for jury selection.
* Prepares witnesses by detailing background information;
interviewing witnesses; preparing interview summaries and
statements.
* Composes legal abstracts by summarizing deposition, arbitration,
hearing, trial, and other transcripts.
* Drafts appeals by researching legal basis for appeal.
* Maintains database by organizing document control; designing
retrieval systems; summarizing, coding, and storing documents;
updating system.
* Completes real and personal property transactions by inventorying
and appraising assets; arranging sales; establishing payment
mechanisms.
* Maintains law library by receiving and updating law service
reporting systems.
* Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops;
reviewing publications.
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as
needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
Legal Compliance, Research Skills, Analyzing Information , Dealing
with Complexity, Administrative Writing Skills, Reporting Skills,
Telephone Skills, Multi-tasking, Organization, Legal Administration
Skills, Client Relationships
Keywords: Bernard Personnel Consultants, Wilmington , Paralegal, Legal , Wilmington, Delaware
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