Litigation Paralegal

Job description

Organizes, digests and codes in the preparation of legal documents for production, deposition or trial preparation, or other litigation and discovery projects. Prepares correspondence, memoranda, outlines for litigation and discovery projects. Drafts answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings, under the direction of an attorney. Summarizes, reviews and analyzes documents, testimony, general literature, and legislative information for litigation or discovery assignments. Compiles and summarizes pertinent medical, scientific and litigation issues and/or incorporates analyses prepared by others into case outlines, deposition outlines and/or testimony outlines, relevant chronologies and other litigation assignments. Selects documents to be used in depositions, for trial exhibits or for production. Obtains public information applicable to the litigation, as well as medical, educational and employment records on parties to litigation. Interviews witnesses and/or company employees. Updates clients and litigation teams regarding case status, litigation and discovery issues and assignments. Maintains calendar or tickler system, subject to case r...