Litigation Paralegal (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Do you find satisfaction in helping people and making a difference in their lives and the lives of their communities? Laborde Earles is committed to providing quality representation to our clients and being fully attentive to their needs, which starts by providing the same favorable environment for our team members. Join us in standing up for our clients, with our community, by our work, and beside each other!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated Litigation Paralegal to be accountable to provide the best possible customer service to our clients and act as their advocate when working with third parties on their behalf. This is an ideal position for a genuine and hospitable individual with the skills to effectively communicate with individuals of all cultures and backgrounds. This role requires strong interpersonal skills where professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity are showcased. A successful candidate for the role will be highly organized as maintaining accurate case files and managing trial deadlines and litigation related meetings and depositions are primary day-to-day functions. Success in this role will also require strong oral communication, phone etiquette, and guest relations skills as they are accountable for providing hospitable and excellent customer service. As a Litigation Paralegal, you must be able to ensure accurate and efficient processing of firm matters through the entire litigation phase of all assigned matters. We are looking for someone who is cheerful and enthusiastic to ensure our clients receive pleasantly memorable service.

Objective 

Serve clients and support the case handling attorney during the litigation phase of all assigned matters.

Desired Outcomes

1. Accountable to provide the best possible customer service to our clients and act as their advocate when working with any third parties on their behalf

   *Contact clients at minimum every 20 days to give case updates and check in with client regarding:

   o   How they are doing and if there is anything else we can do to assist them

   o   Status of medical treatment

   o   Litigation appointment reminders (i.e. depositions, court dates, etc.)

   o   Satisfaction with Laborde Earles’ handling of the case

   *Meet with clients to obtain discover responses and conduct deposition preparation

   *Contact third parties such as medical providers and insurance companies on behalf of the client

2. Accountable to ensure that all matters assigned are handled as quickly, accurately, and thoughtfully as possible from sign up through disbursal

   *Follow the Litify Matter Plan for each matter assigned and complete each task timely, accurately, and completely

   *Ensure all data is properly and accurately entered into Litify

   *Organize, save, and file all matter related documents

   *Draft, save, mail, fax, and/or email correspondence and supporting documents

   *Assist with the preparation, filing, and service of pleadings

   *Assist with discovery, including but not limited to, the preparation and completion of written discovery and scheduling of depositions

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

   *Keep track of cases expenses, including copy and postage charges, entering into Litify for each client

3. Accountable to provide handling attorney support as requested and as outlined in Litify Tasks

   *Timely response and completion of tasks assigned by handling attorney

   *Timely completion of all Litify Matter Plan tasks

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Confidentiality and strong judgment

• Problem analysis and problem-solving

• Professionalism

• Willingness to perform any/all tasks as assigned by handling attorney, supervisor and/or firm leadership in support of the firm’s growth and success.

Education and Experience

• College degree preferred     

• Proficient in data entry and management

• Previous experience within legal, medical, or insurance industry

• Previous legal assistant or paralegal experience preferred

• Strong computer and keyboarding experience

Physical Requirements

•  Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer    

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

The Perks of Being Part of Our Laborde Earles Community

• Optional companywide events allowing you to play as hard as you work, such as Crawfish Boils, Christmas parties, Retreats, and more!

• Work-life balance is encouraged as we consider 36.5 hours your full-time requirement and we rarely exceed a 40-hour workweek. We prefer you work to live, not live to work.

• We celebrate life's little (& big) moments with you from birthdays & work anniversaries to marriages and births, as well as, support you when the going gets tough from procedures/hospitalizations to loss of a loved one.

• Collaboration and team member rapport is cheered and emboldened.

• We offer many competitive benefits upon eligibility waiting periods:

  • Company-paid Short-term disability & Life/AD&D;

  • Health, vision, dental, long-term disability, critical illness, and additional life insurance policies upon eligibility waiting periods;

  • 401(k) and profit sharing options upon eligibility waiting periods;

  • PTO, paid holidays (10), and paid maternity leave;

  • Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), including dependent care;

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Who We Are

We are a team and community-oriented personal injury law firm dedicated to winning for our clients who have had their lives turned upside down from injuries through no fault of their own. With multiple offices across Louisiana, we focus on ensuring people get maximum monetary compensation for various types of personal injuries or loss of a loved one from incidents like car wrecks, truck accidents, offshore, and workplace injuries. Our founders joined forces to build the premier law firm in Louisiana. With over 250 years of combined experience, our attorneys have earned a powerful reputation and have been nationally recognized as top trial lawyers. As a dedicated and high-performing team, we pride ourselves in our core values: All In, Work Hard, Play Hard, Honorable, Cutting Edge, Community, and Winners, Not Whiners. With all the proper tools in place, our mission is to stand up for our clients, stand with our community, stand by our work, and stand beside each other. You may begin your journey with Laborde Earles for many different reasons, but you stay for the team.

Our Core Values

All In: Being fully committed to a task or endeavor. Giving 110% for the team and our common goals.

Work Hard, Play Hard: Emphasizing work life balance. Putting in the hard work for the clients that depend on us as well as turning work-mode off sometimes to add fun, laughter, and relaxation into our routines.

Honorable: Making moral and just decisions, having an ownership mentality, being reputable and respectable through your work product, client and teammate interactions, and personal and family life.

Cutting Edge: Having the most advanced or newest version of a product or service, ensuring that we are functioning at our highest capacity as a firm, both effective and efficient.

Community: Being a pillar for the surrounding area and the people within by rallying for and supporting them through giving back and volunteering. Supporting the constant growth and improvement of ourselves and each other.

Winners, Not Whiners: Being a team-player even when the going gets tough to support the goals of our team and the firm, maintaining a positive outlook through the day-to-day challenges & setbacks, celebrating the wins & successes, being willing to step in and help for the sake of the common goals we strive to achieve.