(Litigation Paralegal | Full-Time: Contract | Monday - Friday | Onsite-Atlanta, GA | Duration: Temp-to-Perm)

Consilio seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal. As a Litigation Paralegal, you will work closely with our talented attorneys providing support before, during, and after trials.

Responsibilities

Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, and legal memoranda.
E-file all court documents in state and federal court.
Communications with clients, court, counsel, and others.
Conduct legal research and factual investigation.
Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
Draft and server summons.
Coordinate and summarize depositions.
Prepare trial binders and exhibits.
Drafting pleadings, motions, and appellate documents and filing them with the court.
Performing administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, managing logistics).
Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes.
Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests.
Gather relevant information from a variety of sources.
Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties.
Witness preparation.
Assisting with case settlements.
Other tasks as requested by the attorney.

Qualification

Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred).
2+ years of litigation experience (required).
Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).
Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury-related practice areas. (preferred).
Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings.
Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices, etc.
Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm.

Consilio offers flexible talent placement rates that range from $23 to $30 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, 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.

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Litigation Paralegal (Business)

Consilio