Sr. Paralegal-Insurance Defense - Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting : Job Details

Prestigious insurance defense law firm is looking for an experienced civil litigation paralegal to join their San Antonio office.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews, organizes and summarizes case documents in order to assist in preparation of case for trial.
• Reviews medical records to determine what information is/is not needed for cases.
• Draft complaints and answers, routine notices, affidavits, motions and petitions, memoranda and correspondence.
• Prepare discovery.
• Reviews and analyzes matters for the purpose of preparing matter evaluations and status reports to clients. Communicate with clients, attorneys, staff and other outside personnel to obtain or provide information.
• Enter time into accounting and billing software daily.
• Ability to handle pressure, interruptions, and multiple projects with frequently changing priorities in an efficient manner, rapid turnaround required, and generally perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in all software; ability to adjust to multiple tasks from multiple individuals in the Firm.
• Follows ethical requirements as set forth by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the state.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years' recent law firm litigation paralegal experience, with Texas State courts and Federal litigation experience.
• Four-year Bachelor's degree and/or two-year ABA approved Paralegal certificate ideal but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite to include PowerPoint, Excel and Adobe Pro. Knowledge of DISCO is a plus but not necessary.