Litigation Paralegal - Ridgeland, MS at Butler Snow LLP – Ridgeland, Mississippi

• Draft correspondence including pleadings, discover, motions, orders, and notices.
• Schedule and maintain case calendars
• Research complex issues using Westlaw or Lexis Nexis.
• Investigate legal matters including fact check, witness interviews and summarization
• Manage document production and trial prep including notebooks, exhibits and case law cite checks.
• File pleadings, motions, and through ECF or conventionally in the county courts
• Review and summarize depositions, medical records, and other documents.
• Manages, oversees and prepares large document productions (several thousand pages)
• Sorts, indexes, categorizes, orders, manipulates and organize the documents/data including summarizing medical records, deposition transcripts, and discovery responses
• Manages logistical details of preparing for a trial which includes details ranging from numbering exhibits to tracking court dates and filing deadlines
• Acts as liaison between clients, experts, vendors, opposing counsel and other parties in a litigation or transaction
• Collaborates with attorneys, paralegals and other professionals to accomplish firm goals
• Other duties as assigned by Attorneys or Director of Practice Support

• Minimum of 5 years of paralegal experience
• Paralegal certificate or undergraduate degree from an accredited paralegal program is desired
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite including excel, word and power point
• Experience capturing and recording billable time
• High degree of detail and client focus
• Experience reviewing and summarizing medical records
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively in a team
• Drive and personal initiative
• Trial experience (preferred)

What you gain:

• A phenomenal team in an extraordinary firm
• Ability to grow professionally and personally
• Excellent benefits:
  • Medical, Dental and Vision with wellness component
  • Free Telehealth coverage
  • Caretaker Support
  • Parental Leave
  • MilkStork
  • Discount Gym Memberships
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Pet Insurance
  • 401K and profit sharing (after completion of eligibility requirements)
  • Generous Paid Time Off Plus Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• In-house training and development