Employment Law Litigation Paralegal

Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

$75K — $100K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in legal services within a law firm.
  • Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program preferred.
  • Experience in general litigation, especially in federal court.
  • Strong knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, and court procedures.
  • Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare legal documents such as pleadings and motions.
  • Organize legal evidence, briefs, and appendices for cases.
  • E-file documents in both federal and state courts.
  • Draft and serve legal summonses and responses to interrogatories.
  • Coordinate depositions and prepare related documents.
  • Communicate with clients to update them on case status and gather required documents.
  • Act as a liaison among attorneys, court officials, and other involved parties.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance for full-time employees.
  • 401(k) retirement plan to help employees save for the future.
  • Generous paid time off to promote work-life balance.
  • Paid holidays to allow for time spent with family and friends.
Full Job Description
Summary

We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Paralegal to join our Employment Law department.

This role is in-office 5 days per week with no flexibility to be hybrid or remote.

Responsibilities
  • Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda.
  • Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
  • Interface with Administrative Agencies, including EEOC.
  • E-file court documents in federal and state court.
  • Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
  • Draft and serve summons.
  • Coordinate depositions.
  • Prepare deposition and hearing binders and exhibits.
  • Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court.
  • Interfacing with clients to keep them apprised of the status of their case and to obtain documents needed for discovery.
  • Gather relevant information from a variety of sources.
  • Liaise between the attorneys and internal/external third parties, including co-counsel, counsel for defendants, and the courts.

Requirements
  • Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)
  • At least 2+ years of working experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting.
  • Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).
  • General Litigation Experience, preferably in federal court
  • Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices.
  • Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

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Salary Range

$75,000-$100,000 USD

Benefits

Morgan & Morgan is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting the people, not the powerful. This success starts with our staff. For full-time employees, we offer an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays.

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