Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a paralegal, recent law school graduate, retired attorney or law intern for legal research, customer support and writing briefs. You must be familiar with using Pacer, WEB Civil and Westlaw. You must be able to properly cite case law and find cases that are on point. You must be able to write a memo of law. Please forward a resume and a sample writing for consideration. We are positioning ourselves to become an all-in-one Pro Se legal solution. This is a Team Leader role that will give you the opportunity to work with the development of a groundbreaking new software application as well as being a part of history. We are currently working on the largest pro se litigation case in history against the Credit Industry. Learn from the industry’s best. Our Michigan Office seeks seasoned attorneys, recent graduates from law school, paralegals or retirees looking for a challenge, to apply for the positions. All positions begin as temporary positions during 90-day training. You’ll work with great people and in return for your input and ideas, we’re committed to giving you the experiences you need to progress and develop as well as the learning and coaching to help you to excel. CDMI is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Responsibilities and Duties

Drafting, filing, and editing legal documents.

Assisting with the preparation, filing and service of pleadings.

Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutrals for scheduling and sharing information

Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets and retrieval systems

Coordinating the collection, review and production of documents and responding to discovery requests

Assisting with trial preparation including the assembly of exhibits, witness binders and appendices for depositions and court filings

Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits

Researching case-related factual issues using in-house files and outside reference sources

Compiling information and, preparing statistics, charts, graphs and other summaries to detail the findings

Must update in real-time the CRM with notes and comments related to the client’s needs and motion practice

Interfacing with small business owners and clients to assess their needs

Gather information and lead each prospective client from pre-qualification to closing

Demonstrate an ability to simultaneously 'close the deal' while satisfying customer expectations

Communicating and following up with clients

 

Qualifications and Skills

Participating in educational opportunities to keep up-to-date on job knowledge

Reading professional publications

Maintaining personal networks

Participating in professional organizations

Excellent organization skills

Attention to detail.

Legal research and investigation skills

Ability to follow direction and procedures

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to prioritize workload and assignments4-year degree or higher preferred

Demonstrated ability for problem-solving and determining viable solutions for customers

 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree

Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program preferred, or a combination of education and/or experience

2-3 years of significant and substantive litigation experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting.

Experience drafting, cite-checking, and correcting legal briefs (trial and appellate).

Experience managing medium to large-scale document productions.

Proficiency with Document Review Software

Working knowledge and competency with case management software

Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software

\nCompany Description

credit business

Company Description

credit business