Job Details
Our client is seeking a temp candidate to join the Firm as a paralegal covering aviation liability for about 3 months in its Washington D.C. office. This temp candidate will cover for an employee who will be out of the office for 3 months.
Washington D.C. Office is located at 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #400, Washington, DC 20006.
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Drafting and sending assorted pleadings and documents to counsel, courts and clients as needed, such as routine correspondence, deposition notices, briefs, motions, orders, petitions, and discovery;
- Filing and service of all documents;
- Managing scheduling order deadlines for multiple cases filed in various jurisdictions, both state and federal and ensure calendar is accurately maintained;
- Maintain a very busy caseload;
- Draft, update and maintain spreadsheets to track status of cases;
- Assisting in document review, organization and production and prepare privilege logs;
- Assisting with depositions, exhibit preparation and digesting deposition transcripts;
- General case maintenance (organization of files such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery, etc.);
- Reviewing court dockets and electronic filing notifications; Assist counsel with all phases of litigation (pre-trial, trial and post-trial).
Required Qualifications
- Experience with litigation process, medical record review and personal injury type cases;
- Excellent written and communication skills;
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail;
- Familiarity with Court websites and efiling procedures;
- Well-developed organization and time management skills
- Ability to handle highly sensitive information;
- Ability to gracefully work under pressure in a fast-paced environment;
- Flexibility and adapts well to changes in workload;
- Strong academic credentials;
- Willing and able to learn new software;
- Intellectual curiosity.
We are currently operating on a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week in the office with the understanding that additional in-office work may be required from time to time.
- The candidate s manager would be located in Maine with the supervisor above him based in Miami. The candidate s supervisor has been with the Firm for 6 years.
- There are no other paralegals based in Washington D.C. but there are two legal assistants.
- Training will be provided by the manager primarily but also might be offered by a paralegal before their leave.
- The candidate should expect to report to the office five days each week and that remote working will be offered in certain situations.
Candidate:
- hiring manager needs the candidate to have paralegal experience.
- skills are experience with litigation, deposition, pleadings drafting, management of discovery, and trial support.
- placement will be a minimum of three months, but flexibility to work for possibly six months.
- placement is not currently temp-to-hire.
- Weekly schedule will be Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM (EST) with a one-hour lunch, 35 hours per week.
- compensation is $40/hour
- transit to the office is most common but there is parking in the basement of the building.