This position provides effective support in defined phases of the litigation or non-litigation process under the close supervision of an attorney. You will report to a legal services manager. Join us today!
Position Compensation Range: $26.44 - $43.26
Pay Rate Type: Hourly
Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.
Primary Accountabilities:
- Assist attorney in trial preparation.
- Draft pleadings, discovery documents, motions, deposition summaries, abstracts, correspondence and legal memorandums under the supervision of an attorney.
- Aid in the organization, summarization and evaluation of medical records in the discovery process and for trial preparation.
- Conduct investigation and discovery under limited supervision.
- Draft discovery responses and assist in preparation of witnesses and demonstrative evidence for trial.
- Assist attorney in complex depositions, hearings, trials and other similar settings, as needed.
- Represent insured or the company in small claims / conciliation court for defense or subrogation if applicable by jurisdiction.
- Review files to determine issues, records needed and the possibility of settlement.
Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
- Demonstrated experience performing legal research, conducting investigations, gathering and summarizing medical records, indexing depositions, gathering evidence and preparing exhibits for trial, with minimal assistance.
- Demonstrated experience preparing pleadings, motions, deposition summaries, discovery responses, and other legal correspondence with minimal assistance.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of insurance, legal ethics rules and the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Demonstrated experience with various PC software applications, legal research tools and trial applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suites, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Acrobat, Westlaw and Trial Pad).
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of tort and contract law, legal procedures, legal terminology, and the judicial system.
Licenses: Not Applicable.
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%.
Physical Requirements: Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
Working Conditions: Not Applicable.
You will be in a primarily home position in Connecticut. We may ask you for attendance at trials, depositions, mediations and team and company engagement events. We know flexibility is important to our employees and their families, and we will continue to offer this flexibility.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate degree in a Paralegal program, or a Paralegal Certification, or a BA degree, or one year of law school, and/or five years' experience in the legal field preferred.
- Multiline Insurance Defense Staff Counsel experience preferred.
- Experience in general liability (e.g., premises liability) desired.
- Knowledge of CT laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of using the electronic court filing systems in CT.
- Experience ordering medical records and drafting medical chronologies.
- Experience with the CT Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Experience independently drafting dispositive/non-dispositive motions or other pleadings.
- Experience drafting discovery responses.
Additional Information:
Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions. Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visa) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position.
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We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!
We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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