Job Description

OVERVIEW:

James Bates Brannan Groover LLP, a leading law firm in Georgia seeks a paralegal to join our litigation practice in Macon.

The Litigation Practice Group has a substantial amount of experience in a wide variety of complex litigation matters including, but not limited to, business torts, construction disputes, contract disputes, civil RICO, general commercial and business disputes, and healthcare disputes.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Review and analyze discovery requests and assist lawyers with discovery responses
• Coordinate document reviews with legal team, clients, and vendors
• Assist with document reviews for responsiveness, case issues, and privilege responses to discovery requests and to identify privileged documents, documents for redaction, case issues in context
• Prepare witness files and deposition preparation files
• Prepare court filings and service to counsel; experience with e-filing
• Keep accurate time records
• Provide paralegal support to two attorneys

REQUIREMENTS:

• Highly organized
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of personnel
• Substantive familiarity with the litigation process (i.e., case management, discovery, databases, privilege logs, court filings, e-filing, and cite checking)
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Well-developed Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to solve problems
• Approximately 3-5 years of defense litigation experience in a medium to large sized law firm

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 120 lawyers and business professionals in 3 offices statewide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.

EOE

Company Description

James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP is a full-service business law firm delivering high-quality, cost-effective legal services for individuals and businesses throughout Georgia. Our firm believes in Southern values and represents Southern progress. As Georgia’s Law Firm, James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP is here to help grow and protect our clients’ interests — and to deliver an entrepreneurial, creative approach designed to help our clients throughout Georgia succeed in achieving their goals. We do so with a non-negotiable commitment to our core values: integrity, servant leadership, respect for others and the pursuit of excellence. At James Bates, we offer an exceptional opportunity for a challenging career in a work environment that combines the best features of both large and small law firms, and one that is based on honesty, integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to our clients’ needs and the needs of our lawyers and professional staff.