Hall Booth Smith, P.C. · 3 months ago
Paralegal
Oklahoma City, OK
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelHall Booth Smith, P.C. is a law firm seeking a Paralegal to support attorneys in various aspects of litigation related to case preparation, case management, and trial preparation. The role involves obtaining and analyzing legal documentation, scheduling depositions, and participating in discovery and trial preparation.
ConsultingLegal
Responsibilities
Obtains, reviews, analyzes, and summarizes legal documentation
Schedules depositions and other meetings with clients, witnesses, experts, opposing counsel, court reporters and others
Identifies, locates, interviews, and evaluates potential experts and sends expert packages to parties for review
Tracks requests for documents and regularly follows up on progress of receipt
Regularly reviews files and proactively works to move cases forward
Documents files and updates clients regarding status of case
Participates in all aspects of discovery and trial preparation
Prepare draft legal documents and discovery
Maintains an expert database and research opposing counsel’s experts
Make travel arrangements and provide directions and other necessary information to attorneys
Performs research pertaining to legal issues and precedents related to cases
E-Files documents with the various courts or provide directions for runners to file. This office is primarily paperless
Enters billable time into computer daily utilizing billing software
Meets a minimum billing requirement per month/year. This requirement is not reduced by any paid or unpaid time off, mandatory training, or the performance of any non-billable functions. Such time off, training, or performance of non-billable functions are not counted toward the minimum billing requirement
Performs non-billable functions, including but not limited to, participating on strategic committees, assisting in seminar development, assisting with production of presentations, mentoring and training new employees
Ensure all functions are performed in exact accordance with applicable client guidelines
Remains flexible and open to requests for support or assistance outside of the scope of this job description and to other duties as directed by the Management team
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of legal principles and practices to assume responsibility of providing support for attorney team members in case management and information gathering at a level normally acquired through completion of an associate's degree or certified paralegal education
Knowledge of the various courts, their rules and filing requirements
Interpersonal skills are necessary to communicate with a diverse group of attorneys, staff, and clients and to provide information with ordinary courtesy, diplomacy and tact
Demonstrates organizational, prioritization, and attention to detail skills to allow for timely, effective, and accurate performance of job duties
Ability to demonstrate impeccable integrity in confidential matters
Accurate typing ability, comprehensive computer and office equipment experience
Occasionally, workload may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties
Work requires sitting, bending, stooping, computer keyboarding and continuous use of the hands, telephone contact, reading, and may require lifting of 10-15 lbs. or more
Work may also require traveling to offsite locations for the collection of records and information or filing of documents with courts, therefore work may require driving personal vehicle
Preferred
Experience in Long Term Care defense and or Medical Malpractice defense welcomed
Company
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Hall Booth Smith is a law firm specializing in appellate, arbitration, and bankruptcy.
Founded in 1989
501-1000 employees
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