Paralegal I, General Liability

Zurich North America’s Maitland, FL and/or Hollywood, FL Staff Legal Office is currently hiring a General Liability Paralegal to join their team!  Under the supervision of an attorney, the successful candidate’s work will be in support of moderate to complex liability litigation cases (e.g. case work, research, discovery responses, subpoenas, etc.). The preferred candidate will demonstrate experience with general liability.  

 

At Zurich North America Claims we acknowledge that work life-balance and flexibility are a priority when it comes to choosing your next career move. Designed with our employees' needs in mind, the ZNA Claims hybrid work model emphasizes flexibility, allowing claims employees to conduct individual work in their preferred location, while facilitating in-person connections and collaborative activities when meaningful and valuable. While the model provides a high level of flexibility and autonomy, occasional circumstances requiring in-office attendance should be expected. The candidate selected for this opportunity should be able to report into one of the following North American Claims offices: Maitland, FL or Hollywood, FL.

 

In this role you will be responsible for: 

 

• Providing legal support to 3 attorneys
• Drafting legal pleadings, correspondence, and other documents as directed
• Providing legal support such as legal and documentary research
• Monitoring case schedules and filing deadlines
• Conducting interviews, summarizing depositions, medical records
• Preparing discovery requests and responses
• Assisting in trial preparation 
• Responding to inquiries from and interacting with customers, clients, counsel, and witnesses
• Keeping track of billable hours.
• Organizing and maintaining case files and documentation, electronically
• Contributing to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed  

 

Basic Qualifications:

 

• Associate Degree and 2 or more years of experience in the legal or legal support area

            OR

• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 2 or more years of experience in the legal or legal support area

            AND

• Experience conducting electronic database research
• Experience drafting legal documents, correspondence, and/or pleadings

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Defense experience
• Insurance industry experience
• Jurisdictional experience in MA and RI
• Ability to effectively conduct electronic database research, including Lexus Nexis
• Microsoft 365 Office, strong computer skills in Windows 10
• Comfortable working in a paperless work environment
• Strong communication & writing skills.
• Be able to work independently
• Experience with direct client contact