This position provides effective support in defined phases of the litigation or non-litigation process under the close supervision of an attorney.

Position Compensation Range:
$26.44 - $43.26

Pay Rate Type:
Hourly

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Assists attorney in trial preparation.
• Drafts pleadings, discovery documents, motions, deposition summaries, abstracts, correspondence, and legal memorandums under the supervision of an attorney.
• Conducts investigation and discovery under limited supervision.
• Drafts discovery responses and assists in preparation of witnesses and demonstrative evidence for trial.
• Assists attorney in complex depositions, hearings, trials, and other similar settings, as needed.
• Reviews files to determine issues, records needed and the possibility of settlement.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
• Demonstrated experience preparing pleadings, motions, deposition summaries, discovery responses, and other legal correspondence with minimal assistance.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of insurance, legal ethics rules and the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Demonstrated experience with various PC software applications, legal research tools and trial applications. (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Acrobat, Westlaw, and Trial Pad).
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of tort and contract law, legal procedures, legal terminology, and the judicial system.
• Licenses

Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

• Not Applicable.

• A minimum of three years experience with insurance defense litigation that specifically includes construction defect (single family home and large project) and first party property claims
• Prior experience in handling a high-volume workload
• Experience in drafting pleadings, Discovery requests, responses, and Motions
• Knowledge of electronic judicial court filing requirements
• Experience in scheduling hearings, setting depositions, and sending out subpoenas
• Draft Releases for attorney review
• Legal Research
• Assists with administrative duties as needed

In this primarily home-based role, you will spend 80% of your time (4+ days per week) working from home in Florida. On occasion, you may be asked to travel for trial attendance and team and company engagements.

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We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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