Paralegal II, Workers Compensation; Pasadena, CA

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Zurich North America’s Staff Legal Office is currently hiring a Paralegal II, Workers Compensation 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.).

At Zurich North America 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, while facilitating in-person connections and collaborative activities when meaningful and valuable. While our model provides a high level of flexibility and autonomy, occasional circumstances requiring in-office attendance should be expected.

This is a hybrid work position, however, the candidate selected for this opportunity should be able to report into the following North American office location:
Pasadena, CA

• Providing legal support up to three attorneys
• Drafting legal pleadings, correspondence, and other documents as directed
• Providing legal support such as legal and documentary research
• Monitoring and adhering to case schedules and filing deadlines
• Conducting interviews, summarizing depositions, reviewing discovery responses and medical records
• Preparing discovery requests and responses
• Subpoenaing, collecting and organizing records from non-parties
• Scheduling Surveillance, Compulsory Medical Exams, and Site Inspections
• Assisting in trial preparation
• Responding to inquiries from and interacts 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
• Collaborating with attorneys, staff, claims professionals and leadership to accomplish successful business and litigation outcomes.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 4 or more years of experience in the Legal Support area

OR

• Associate Degree and 2 or more years of experience in the Legal Support area

AND

• Experience conducting electronic database research
• Experience drafting legal documents, correspondence, and/or pleadings
• Experience in legal support
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Additional requirement for California only:
  Paralegals must meet one of the following requirements:
  Have a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program OR Have a certificate from an accredited paralegal program with at least 24 semester units of law-related courses OR Have a bachelor s degree or higher and one year of law-related experience under the supervision of a California-licensed attorney who has been practicing for the past three years (or an attorney who s practiced in California federal courts for the past three years).

• Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate
• Insurance industry experience
• Ability to effectively conduct electronic database research, including Lexus Nexis
• Comfortable working in a paperless work environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively draft legal documents, correspondence, and/or pleadings
• Strong Microsoft Office and technical skills
• Familiarity with litigation management software systems
• Trial experience, including preparing trial exhibits and witnesses
• Experiencing filing with the California Courts E-filing system.
• Familiarity with California Rules of Civil Procedure and local Rules
• Experience navigating Clerk, Court and Judicial websites
• Strong organization and prioritization skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to effectively collaborate throughout the organization.
• Experience with obtaining, tracking, and organizing non-party records
• Experience working with records retrieval services
• CORE Registered Paralegal (CRP)
• PACE Registered Paralegal (PRP)
• Certified Paralegal (CP)
• Certified Legal Assistant (CLA)
• Professional Paralegal (PP)

Your pay at Zurich is based on your role, location, skills, and experience. We follow local laws to ensure fair compensation. You may also be eligible for bonuses and merit increases. If…