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Paralegal - Litigation
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Cranfill Sumner LLP is looking for a Litigation Paralegal to join the team in our Wilmington, NC office. A Litigation Paralegal assists attorneys and legal staff in their day-to-day work, enhances attorney effectiveness by providing legal knowledge and support, and represents the attorney and firm to clients, legal professionals and other matter related individuals. A Litigation Paralegal further supports the attorney by preparing pleadings, discovery and other legal documents and communication; reviewing and maintaining legal documents; and preparing for upcoming events, including hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Record daily billable time in time and billing system; Draft correspondence, case status reports and budgets; Draft pleadings, including answers, motions, notices, orders, calendar requests, subpoenas, affidavits, and other court filings; Draft discovery requests and responses; Draft Settlement Agreements and Releases; Confer with clients/insureds regarding discovery responses, mediation, depositions, etc.; Locate, contact and/or interview parties, witnesses, and experts; Communicate with opposing counsel, co-counsel, clients, insureds, expert witnesses, court personnel, and others, to facilitate progress of cases; Communicate with vendors regarding copying, preparation of exhibits, imaging, etc.; Prepare information to be provided to experts, including pleadings, demographics, and medical records, and maintain a record of the same; Review and analysis of large quantities of documents for confidentiality/privilege/work product/relevance prior to production to plaintiffs counsel; Maintain deposition errata sheets; Prepare medical and event chronologies; Summarize depositions; Summarize discovery responses from other parties; Prepare and update indices of pleadings, discovery, and other file materials; Organize, analyze and maintain case file, including documents, discovery, pleadings, medical records, and trial notebooks; Perform online research regarding criminal record, driving record, and civil suit histories; Perform legal research; Cite-check briefs and assist in preparation of supporting exhibits; Create databases, code documents, and load deposition transcripts into Eclipse; Assist with preparations for hearings/mediations/trials, including preparation of exhibits, power point presentations, notebooks, etc.; Maintain attorney deadlines and calendar; any other related tasks that may be assigned by Management or supervising attorneys. EXPECTATIONS
Regular attendance 5 days per week consistently on time (unless pre-approved or modified schedule) Accuracy of work product Aspire to record 100 or more billable hours per month Seniority level
Entry level Employment type
Other Job function
Legal Industries: Law Practice Brunswick County, NC overview and related job details may also be referenced in the posting.
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Paralegal - Litigation
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Cranfill Sumner LLP is looking for a Litigation Paralegal to join the team in our Wilmington, NC office. A Litigation Paralegal assists attorneys and legal staff in their day-to-day work, enhances attorney effectiveness by providing legal knowledge and support, and represents the attorney and firm to clients, legal professionals and other matter related individuals. A Litigation Paralegal further supports the attorney by preparing pleadings, discovery and other legal documents and communication; reviewing and maintaining legal documents; and preparing for upcoming events, including hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Record daily billable time in time and billing system; Draft correspondence, case status reports and budgets; Draft pleadings, including answers, motions, notices, orders, calendar requests, subpoenas, affidavits, and other court filings; Draft discovery requests and responses; Draft Settlement Agreements and Releases; Confer with clients/insureds regarding discovery responses, mediation, depositions, etc.; Locate, contact and/or interview parties, witnesses, and experts; Communicate with opposing counsel, co-counsel, clients, insureds, expert witnesses, court personnel, and others, to facilitate progress of cases; Communicate with vendors regarding copying, preparation of exhibits, imaging, etc.; Prepare information to be provided to experts, including pleadings, demographics, and medical records, and maintain a record of the same; Review and analysis of large quantities of documents for confidentiality/privilege/work product/relevance prior to production to plaintiffs counsel; Maintain deposition errata sheets; Prepare medical and event chronologies; Summarize depositions; Summarize discovery responses from other parties; Prepare and update indices of pleadings, discovery, and other file materials; Organize, analyze and maintain case file, including documents, discovery, pleadings, medical records, and trial notebooks; Perform online research regarding criminal record, driving record, and civil suit histories; Perform legal research; Cite-check briefs and assist in preparation of supporting exhibits; Create databases, code documents, and load deposition transcripts into Eclipse; Assist with preparations for hearings/mediations/trials, including preparation of exhibits, power point presentations, notebooks, etc.; Maintain attorney deadlines and calendar; any other related tasks that may be assigned by Management or supervising attorneys. EXPECTATIONS
Regular attendance 5 days per week consistently on time (unless pre-approved or modified schedule) Accuracy of work product Aspire to record 100 or more billable hours per month Seniority level
Entry level Employment type
Other Job function
Legal Industries: Law Practice Brunswick County, NC overview and related job details may also be referenced in the posting.
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