Real Estate Litigation Paralegal

Hours:  8-5 / M-F 

Responsibilities include:
• Drafting and preparing pleadings (complaint, answers, motions and discovery) and other legal documents.
• Analyzing loan files, title reports, plats and surveys, and other real estate related documents.
• Tracing heirs and other genealogical investigation.
• Researching into party identity and location and asset searches.
• Organizing and managing case file and organizing files electronically.
• Creating trial notebooks.
• Drafting deposition summaries.
• Organizing and reviewing discovery documents for responsiveness and privilege.
• Obtaining service of process and assisting with the issuance of summons and writs.
• Editing and formatting briefs and memorandums.
• Managing docket of deadlines and case priorities.
• Managing document storage and production and handling electronic discovery processes.
• Professional communications with clients and court personnel (daily basis).
• Attending weekly meetings as needed and updating attorneys on status of active cases.
• Filing documents with the courts.
• Keeping accurate records of all communication (i.e. phone calls, emails, and secure messages), expenses, case documents (such as client intake sheets, pleadings, etc.)
• Maintaining detailed and accurate daily billable hour records. Goal requirements are to bill 1550 hours per year to client matters and collect two-and-one-half times annual compensation in client fees.

Qualifications:
• Excellent attitude and team player mentality.
• 5 or more years of litigation experience required.
• Associate degree or above required.
• Paralegal certification by an ABA approved program is a plus.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Excellent grammar and writing skills.
• Knowledge and mastery of MS Office, (including Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel), Adobe, and Nuance.
• Experience with Federal Court filings and systems such as PACER and ECF, experience with State Court filings and systems such as VJEFS and OCRA, and working knowledge of the federal Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure and Supreme Court of Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure is preferred.
• Experience reviewing surveys, deeds, and other land instruments is beneficial.
• Experience with post-judgment collections processes (local and foreign judgment docketing, debtors’ interrogatories, garnishments, estate claims, etc.) is beneficial.
• Experience with case management software a plus.