Senior Paralegal

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Senior Paralegal

The candidate will provide pre-trial and trial support to a team of legal professionals representing clients under both commercial and personal lines insurance policies. Will support legal teams with a highly productive case volume that reflects the collective commitment to innovative thinking, effective collaboration, embracing technology, and a highly organized approach to case management. Provides direct pre-trial and trial support for litigated matters of moderate to high complexity. Assists in the preparation, review, filing, and service of pleadings, motions, discovery, and subpoenas. Reviews and prepares documents for document production requests. Analyzes and responds to incoming discoveries. Reviews and analyzes medical records. Conducts legal research and writing assignments, which may include the preparation of medical chronologies, deposition summaries of facts, and expert witnesses. Takes initiative to move case files to trial/resolution. Works autonomously, with low supervision. Coordinates and schedules depositions, hearings, and meetings, and communicates with clients and expert witnesses. Provides administrative support to trial team(s) including the retrieval of information from the document management system, and the assembly of exhibits, binders, and appendices for depositions, court filings, hearings, and trials. Maintains working knowledge of court procedures. Reviews court dockets and retrieves case information. Prepares case files and discovery impact reports. Understands and maintains confidentiality with respect to the attorney-client privilege/relationship, trial strategies, ethics rules, and the identities of the plaintiff, defense clients, and claims customers. Has in-depth knowledge of each file assigned to a trial team(s) and is capable of understanding the relevancy of case information as it pertains to assisting in the preparation for depositions, hearings, pre-trial conferences, and trials. Brings a well-developed sense of organization to coordinate workflow, and support the overall litigation strategy. May assist Managing Attorney with the coordination of workflow of support staff. May assist the Managing Attorney mentor or train new and less experienced Paralegals and Legal Assistants. May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Information

Job Requisition ID: 80264.

Company info

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
1963 Bell Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
United States 50315-1000
Website : http://www.nationwide.com