Paralegal

Our client is seeking a paralegal for their downtown Jackson & Ridgeland offices.
This position is hybrid but does require you to be fulltime in the office when you first start to learn firm culture, process, and more importantly to meet and work with the team.
The person hired will have paralegal experience and be able to support several attorneys at one time.
The clients are insurance defense firms.
The ideal client is someone that takes pride in their work and will not let work go out the door that is not representing the Firm properly.
This position does require you to bill time.
Primary duties include:: - Drafting legal memoranda including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, correspondence and discovery motions - Organize, chart and process incoming records and invoices - Follow up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail and regular mail - Prepare answers and correspondence - Manage a large caseload and working with multiple attorneys - Review documents for relevance and privilege in preparation for disclosure - Conduct case law research using Lexis and public access websites to assist with strategies for defense - Assist with preparing attorneys for mediation and trial.
- Retrieve documents from and save to document management system Requirements: - 3 years as a litigation paralegal - Billing experience - Experience in drafting legal documents - Experience with MA courts including e-filing.
- Proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office applications especially Outlook and Word - Must have ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.