Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Maron Marvel's devoted attorneys and staff work in synchrony to climb higher, smarter, and faster to elevate national litigation risk management. Our lawyers are focused on winning by being fearless, loyal, efficient, and steadfast. We are equally committed to making the world and legal profession better through dedicated DEI, community service, and attorney development work.

From the start, Maron Marvel attorneys had a passion for superior work product, a distinctive culture rooted in mass tort litigation, and an obsession with exceptional client service. Today, with over 100 attorneys in 14 offices in 12 states, Maron Marvel is best-in-show in national litigation risk management and mass tort defense. The firm serves as national, regional, and trial counsel to Fortune 500 companies with multiple operations located in the most dangerous plaintiff jurisdictions in the country. Maron Marvel's clients come from the energy, construction, manufacturing, technology, transportation, insurance, and liability-related industries. In addition to mass toxic torts, the firm also offers legal services concerning commercial disputes and liability-related defense.

Maron Marvel has an immediate opening for a Paralegal / Legal Assistant to join our team in its Philadelphia office. Successful candidates will have exceptional research, writing, and litigation skills.

Responsibilities :

• Provide administrative and paralegal support for attorneys.
• Draft, finalize, and e-file pleadings in federal and state court.
• Manage multiple cases from start to trial.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and summarize medical records and other documents.
• Conduct various document searches and factual research.
• Coordinate lawyers’ calendars and litigation case dockets.
• Open new matters and manage physical and electronic files.
• Create, edit, and proofread letters, legal documents, and memos.
• Organize and maintain all correspondence and documents using the relevant document management system.
• Manage emails, calendar appointments, and client contact lists.
• Schedule meetings and coordinate all logistics.
• Import electronic documents, including scanning documents into the document management system.
• Coordinate entering, editing, and tracking daily time recording for assigned timekeepers and / or self.
• Prepare check requests and expense reports.
• Assist other legal assistants with overflow work and provide backup support during periods of annual or personal leave.
• Prepare summaries of deposition transcripts, medical records, and discovery pleadings.
• Gather relevant information from various sources, including legal research.
• Set priorities and meet deadlines effectively.
• Adapt to changing priorities and troubleshoot issues to create solutions.
• Work independently and follow up on tasks.
• Interact professionally with clients and attorneys.
• Work as part of a litigation team.

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