Paralegal (Defense Litigation)

Litigation Paralegal

an AV Preeminent rated Florida Defense Firm, handles litigation and appeals in all Florida state and federal courts. With over 35 attorneys across 6 offices, we serve clients throughout the State of Florida. are committed to providing exceptional legal services, and they have the experience, resources, credentials, and credibility necessary to assist their clients in achieving their desired results.

The Naples office of La Cava Jacobson, P.A. is currently seeking a Litigation Paralegal with 3+ years of prior Insurance Defense experience, preferably in the areas of medical malpractice and healthcare defense.
Our Paralegals strive to perform high-quality billable work for the benefit of our clients and the support of our attorneys. We expect our paralegals to provide a high level of expertise in assisting clients and attorneys while managing a busy case and/or matter load.
Demonstrated effectiveness at obtaining and managing client documents, including electronic data, and determining potential existence of documents that may be relevant to each case.
Regularly conduct litigation, criminal, and civil background checks and obtains properly authenticated records as needed.
Consistently and accurately identify and prepare all documents for production including bates labeling and redacting for privileged and confidential information.
Conducts online research and able to utilize the firm's electronic resources efficiently and effectively.
Summarize medical records, bills and supporting documents, as well as create medical chronologies and bill summaries.
Works closely with retained expert witness to include review of qualifications, selection, retention and serve as a general liaison between our firm and retained experts.
Customer Service: Respond promptly to attorney and client requests for service and assistance; react well under pressure.
Team Work: Contribute to building a positive team spirit; Ability to use phone system, copier, scanner, fax, and printer.

College Degree and/or Paralegal Certificate from ABA Approved Program.
Florida Registered Paralegal, preferred.