Paralegal (Litigation firm) $55,000-60,000 per year

Downtown Pittsburgh law firm is in need of an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistant.

Duties to include:

• Assist any office staff with trial preparation, proofreading, editing, and notarizing legal documents
• Recording and monitoring calendar hearings, deadlines, and statutes appropriately
• Conduct factual research online and in-person.
• Communicate and coordinate with attorneys, experts, judges, and their staff
• Interview clients, coworkers, and the client’s family and prepare summaries of their statements
• Report, request/order, organize, index, track and maintain documents and/or materials
• Track and monitor various Defendant filings such as Appearances, Objections, Motions to Strike, Preliminary Objections, Discovery Responses, Motions for Summary Judgment, Pretrial Statements, etc., filed by Defendant’s
• Prepare, e-file, serve filings such as Affidavits, Answers to Interrogatories, Complaints, Motions for Summary Judgments, Objections, Responses, Subpoenas, Orders, and any other pleadings.
• Investigate facts of cases and search related information pertaining to the case such as public records, real estate assessment, newspaper articles, and corporation searches.
• Gather and distribute materials required for expert opinions in a timely manner
• Schedule & coordinate depositions with the client, attorney, court reporting service and hotels.
• Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits.