The Paralegal will manage an active legal practice focusing on contracts, litigation dockets, and interaction with internal and external clients. Responsibilities include drafting pleadings, managing case flows from filing to settlement, and coordinating with third-party attorneys.
Why Ryan?
Hybrid Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
The Paralegal will assist with management of an active legal practice. Primarily focusing on contracts and interaction with internal and external clients. The Paralegal will organize various legal documents and preform clerical and administrative services to meet the needs of clients and contracted law firms. The Paralegal will assist in managing the flow of cases, documents, meetings, and information from initial filing to settlement. A successful Paralegal will exude strong organizational, communication, research, and analytical skills, and will be team minded with strong attention to detail.
This is a fully remote role with very little to no travel.
Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan Legal Service’s Key Results:
- Contribute to and promote a positive work environment and team experience.
- May be required to interface directly with government vendors, and internal clients.
- Assist in managing an active litigation docket of district courts.
- Assist third party attorneys in daily litigation including scheduling mediations and settlement conferences.
- Act as a liaison between the firm’s clients and third party attorneys to provide status updates on properties and to obtain documentation needed for discovery.
Client:
- Provide support to third party attorneys, involving such activities as organizing and maintaining files; and preparing communications and filings.
- Draft pleadings, motions, and discovery under the supervision of an attorney.
- Communicate clearly and concisely with team members, clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel regarding a wide range of administrative and litigation matters.
- Provide a positive, supportive, team-oriented work environment including various miscellaneous functions, such as open and distribute mail, screen calls, schedule appointments, and arrange meetings and conferences.
- Work collaboratively with others to enhance staff resources.
Value:
- Possess strong organization, effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist with coordinating the flow of legal documents for prompt and correct disposition.
- Assist with developing and implementing processes for the efficient management of matters.
- Assist with managing outside counsel, via e-billing tools for budgeting and payments.
- Establish and maintain confidential legal files and record systems, and official documents
- Calculate figures and amounts, define and solve problems, collects data, establishes facts independently, with accuracy and attention to detail
- Observe and maintain confidentiality of Firm matters.
- Complete special projects as and perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree and/or ABA approved Paralegal certificate (preferred) with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a Paralegal in a corporate setting or law firm.
Computer Skills:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Zoom and Internet navigation/research. In addition, this position requires advanced experience with Workday.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This role has no direct reports.
Work Environment:
- Standard indoor working environment
Remote
- Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm in person and via e-mail and telephone.
- Position requires regular interaction with clients and interface with external vendors in person and via e-mail and telephone.
- Independent travel requirement: less than 10%.
The Company makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and experience.
Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.
The base salary hiring range is about $80,0000 to $100,000 depending on experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
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