Job Description
Hennessy & Roach is seeking a Paralegal for our Omaha, NE office.
The Paralegal role enhances attorneys’ effectiveness by developing case information, evidence, and settlement options, tracking cases, and supporting attorneys’ hearing proceedings. This position will support multiple attorneys with the preparation of documents for Workers' Compensation, General liability and Civil Litigation cases. Paralegal will bill hours to client.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assists attorneys in preparation for hearings and trials. Assists in preparing legal documents such as legal arguments, motions, contracts, and agreements.
- Investigates and fact-finds for cases. Identifies relevant legal articles, laws, and judicial decisions for cases. Cross-checks and validates information.
- Keeps cases organized by establishing, organizing, tracking, and maintaining files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software.
- Helps develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case, scheduling depositions, assisting with discovery requests and responses, requests medical records, scheduling IMEs, preparing, and filing pleadings.
- Enhances hearing preparations and proceedings by organizing evidence, preparing exhibits, scheduling witnesses, ensuring that witnesses are ready when needed.
- Transcribes dictation, completes daily mailings, maintains firm calendar, and coordinates court appearances and out of town travel.
- Accomplishes organization goals, accepts new and different requests, and explores opportunities to add value to efficiency and effectiveness of job responsibilities.
- Monitors and reviews government regulations.
- Monitor billable hours and submit hours in Perfect Law software.
Other related duties as assigned