CONTRACT | Paralegal

LOD is currently seeking a contract Paralegal / Litigation Legal Assistant for a hybrid assignment to support our law firm client in Seattle, WA .

This assignment is open-ended in duration and would start immediately following interview and selection by the client. This role will pay $29 / hour .

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 requirements.
• Keeps abreast of significant developments in areas of assigned responsibility and areas of expertise, in order to undertake assignments as appropriate.
• Understands the full scope of litigation and recognizes relevant information to a case when reviewing documents and / or testimony.
• Travels to clients' offices, vendors, trial locations and other locations with minimal notice; assists in the trials of cases.
• Utilizes and has an understanding of document and case management software, databases and internet sites as needed.
• Keeps track of time in specified intervals and turns in time records as instructed.
• Provides mentoring to Staff Paralegal.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate and two plus years of litigation experience or no degree / certificate and six plus years of experience.
• Experience in all phases of trial and trial preparation including experience with large document production, discovery, interviewing of witnesses and experts, drafting pleadings and subpoenaing records required.
• Large-scale multi-party litigation preferred.
• Travel may be required.

LOD offers non-attorney flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, the candidate’s general skill set, applicability of candidate skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors.

A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role.