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Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP · 19 hours ago

Paralegal

Lincoln, NE, Lincoln, NE, US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP is looking to add a Litigation Paralegal to the team. The Litigation Paralegal will provide administrative and legal support to the Firm’s Litigation attorneys, handling tasks such as organizing documents, drafting pleadings, and managing court filings.

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Responsibilities

Maintain client files with continual updating and filing copies of documents (electronic/paper files) created within the office or received from outside parties

Properly request documents to further support our clients’ claims and ongoing follow-up to keep clients’ files as up to date as possible

Preparation of discovery requests and responses and other pleadings, as well as filing/e-filing such pleadings with the courts

Schedule events, including but not limited to: hearings, depositions, medical evaluations, client meetings, court reporters and interpreters

Preparation of exhibits, exhibit and witness lists for submissions to agencies or in trial, as well as conference memos, mediation materials, and settlement documents

Conduct court record searches and case-related background searches

Communicates and meets with clients as requested by supervising attorneys

Summarize depositions, interviews and/or medical records

Provide substantive administrative support to attorneys to enhance office efficiency and effectiveness

Assist with maintaining an accurate calendar for the assigned attorneys by docketing deadlines in ProLaw and calendaring the same with additional details in Outlook

Accurately track billable and non-billable hours and log accurate billing descriptions so that our in-house Business Office can create monthly client invoices

Consistently produce high level work that is accurate and meets or exceeds Firm standards

Regular and reliable attendance

Qualification

Certified Paralegal CertificationLegal procedures familiarityDocument organizationMicrosoft Office SuiteProLawMulti-tasking abilityCommunication skillsDetail orientedTeam-oriented