Paralegal

What this role is about

Jacoby & Meyers wants a Litigation Paralegal for their Las Vegas, NV office. It's full time, hybrid (1 2 days in the office), and pays between $24 and $48 an hour. If you're bilingual in Spanish, that's a plus ; but not required.

The core of the job is personal injury litigation on the plaintiffs' side. You'll handle your own caseload while working with 1 2 attorneys. It's a high volume firm, but they keep caseloads reasonable so clients actually get attention.

What you'll actually do

Litigation work:

• Draft and file pleadings, motions, and other litigation documents in Federal and State Court.
• Calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage attorney logistics.
• Prepare exhibits and documents for discovery, mediation, and trial.
• Help attorneys with interrogatories, depositions, mediations, and other events.
• Gather information from medical records and other sources.
• Assist with liens, bills, and case settlements.
• Respond to and propound written discovery.

Client management:

• Maintain consistent communication with clients to build trust and rapport.
• Work with medical providers, insurance adjusters, and health insurance companies to compile documentation ; medical records/bills, lost wage info, photographs ; for every client's injuries and losses.
• Some phone answering as needed.

The experience you need

A minimum of two years as a litigation paralegal on the plaintiffs' side of personal injury. You should know deadlines inside out ; motions, discovery responses, court rules. You need solid writing skills (think clear drafting) along with working knowledge of Nevada Revised Statutes and civil procedure rules. Organization matters here; so does attention to detail. Comfortable learning new software? Good. And a good attitude helps too ; they mention that specifically.

The benefits they offer

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance plus AD&D coverage
• Voluntary Life Insurance options
• Short term disability coverage (voluntary)
• Long term disability coverage (voluntary)
• A free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off plus paid holidays
• A Health FSA account available to you
• A Dependent Care FSA account available too
• Covers voluntary Accident Insurance if you want it
• Covers voluntary Cancer Insurance if you want it too ; same vendor handles Hospital Insurance voluntarily as well You also get free employee parking when you're on site 401(k) plan includes a company match And they run Learning & Development Programs to help you grow professionally

A few things worth noting upfront

The raw posting asked applicants to include both their resume