Paralegal

Overview

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 states, has an immediate opening for a litigation paralegal to work in its fast paced and welcoming St. Louis office. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of three years of experience. This position requires excellent computer and document organization skills, a working knowledge/experience with Word and Outlook, and a familiarity with iManage or other document management systems. iTimekeep and/or other timekeeping software proficiency is preferred and experience with e-discovery is a plus. This is a full-time position, which may have flexible options for a hybrid schedule. Experience with Healthcare, Employment law, and General Commercial liability is a plus, but not mandatory.

Candidates should have strong organizational and communication skills, pay high attention to detail, be self-motivated, with the ability to multitask, and be able to prioritize work for multiple attorneys. Responsibilities:

• Organize records, documents, correspondence, and files into a manageable format.
• Prepare medical record chronologies.
• Analysis and review of case documents in order to assist in deposition and trial preparation.
• Contact clients, witnesses, experts, third parties, and opposing counsel to obtain information pertinent to the case matter.
• Assist attorneys in research, drafting pleadings, subpoenas for records, disclosures, interrogatories, discovery requests, and motions while under supervision.
• Work closely with legal assistants to schedule and calendar for attorney depositions and activities related to depositions (i.e. court reporter, witnesses, opposing counsel).
• Track all requests made for documents and records, follow up on the status of requests, and verify receipt of documents and records.
• Record all billable and non-billable time spent on case files and client matters.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
• ABA approved Paralegal certificate
• 3+ years of trial and litigation paralegal experience
• Significant knowledge of court rules, calendaring, e-filing and procedures
• Proven litigation skills
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills
• References

We offer a friendly, business casual environment with competitive salary and a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave and Life Insurance.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and references.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer. No recruiter emails or telephone calls. Disclaimer: Reposting positions from this website does not authorize search firms or other third parties to directly solicit candidates on the firm’s behalf or represent a relationship with the firm. Agencies must sign GRSM’s fee agreement. The firm’s search agreements are specific to individuals and groups who will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Candidates submitted by a search firm without an executed search firm agreement will not be considered as an applicant. For consideration, please send a detailed blind profile of your candidate to: [email protected].