Contractor
Tampa, Florida – First Party Property Freelance/Contract Paralegal (5+ Years Experience Preferred)
Mubarak, Sherif & Oladipo, PLLC seeks a Contract Paralegal with a minimum of 5 years of experience in First Party Property litigation to work in a fast paced and growing environment. Must have working knowledge/experience with: Word, Gmail, Westlaw, Adobe, and familiarity with Kofax (fka Nuance) and Clio is preferred.
The applying candidate should have the following highly desired skills:
· Strong computer proficiency.
· Verbal and written communication.
- Time management & planning.
· Ability to manage and organize documents.
· Solid attention to detail.
· Strong self-motivation.
· Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments for multiple attorneys.
· Solid character and judgment.
· High degree of professionalism.
· Ability to perform with the goal of aggressively moving our litigation cases forward.
· Strong decision-making skills.
- Ability to keep confidential case and client matters.
- Dependable.
Must have the ability to work in an office environment with the potential and capability to work remote while staying on task with minimal distractions. The ideal candidate will have property insurance, insurance defense, plaintiff, and/or bad faith property litigation experience.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Organize and summarize records, documents, correspondence, and files into a manageable format.
- Analyze and review case documents in order to assist in deposition, hearing, and trial preparation; to include legal research (prior use of Westlaw preferred).
- Conduct investigations and research into facts and material issues in the cases.
- Work closely with clients, witnesses, experts, third parties, and opposing counsel to obtain information pertinent to the case matter.
- Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings with corresponding exhibits, correspondence, subpoenas for records, disclosures and other various types of motions while under the supervision of an attorney.
- Work closely with other office personnel to coordinate attorney depositions, hearings, and activities related to depositions and hearing (i.e. court reporter, witnesses, opposing counsel).
- Respond to Discovery Requests, to include requests for production, requests for admissions, and interrogatories. Preparing discovery requests. Monitoring and obtaining discovery responses from opposing counsel.
- Process pleadings, motions and correspondence (e-service and physical) and use of the Florida e-filing portal.
- Prepare materials in support of hearings and depositions; to include legal research (prior use of Westlaw preferred).
- Completing other duties as needed.
This is a contract position and the pay is commensurate with experience. The position has the potential to turn into a permanent position. No Recruiter or phone calls.
Mubarak, Sherif & Oladipo, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer.
