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Title : Paralegal Iii

Location : Connecticut - Hartford
Refer to Job # UIVD718947

Paralegal III The candidate will perform a variety of paralegal functions to assist attorneys in representing their clients fairly and efficiently, completing casework, documentation and interaction with clients in preparation for and during trial. Under direction, completes substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts. This includes assisting more senior paralegals in the commencement of action for new cases, the discovery process, pretrial preparation, trial, post-trial and appellate work, settlements and general paralegal responsibilities. Assist attorney in all phases of discovery, prepares discovery responses and requests to include requests for production, interrogatories and requests for admissions, depositions, docketing, scheduling, fielding client calls, and frequent written and oral communication with defense and/or co-counsel. Finalize and occasionally draft complaints, answers, routine notices, affidavits, motions and petitions. Compile and, as requested, analyze reports for attorneys (i.e., detailing cases settled, remaining defendants in groups of cases and/or status of case investigations). Organize documents and client database(s) to include coding, indexing and controls numbering and history of documents produced and received. Organize files and reviews documents and may prepare summonses. Draft pre-trial data, assists in the preparation of trial notebooks, exhibits and legal authorities. Arrange and prepare exhibits, depositions/testimony, copies, etc. Prepare trial subpoenas, assist in scheduling of witnesses, and prepare trial notebooks of witness data, exhibits, and legal authorities. Conduct legal research on case law using PACER, Lexis, Westlaw, and other appropriate law and/or medical libraries, databases, and on-line facilities. Summarize deposition or trial testimony. Assist on designation of records and compiling briefs. Perform general/and or administrative paralegal duties. Correspond with clients and adversaries. Maintain files, including form files, legal memos and expert s files. Complete special projects as requested. The candidate must have Bachelor's degree and/or Paralegal Certificate. Must have 5-8 years of paralegal work experience. Familiarity with medical terminology and experience with medical document review & chronology preferred. Experience with pleadings and discovery documents required. Superior proficiency with MS Office 2013 suite (in particular, Word and Excel) & database system(s) required. Extensive Bluebook citation experience preferred. Federal Court and trial experience preferred. Experience with CaseLogistix, Relativity and other document review platforms preferred. Exceptional communication skills and professional phone demeanor required. Previous experience in a fast-paced, high pressure environment required.

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