Paralegal

Maron Marvel’s devoted attorneys and staff work in synchrony to climb higher, smarter, and faster to elevate national litigation risk management. Our lawyers are focused on winning by being fearless, loyal, efficient, and steadfast. We are equally committed to making the world and legal profession better through dedicated DEI, community service, and attorney development work.

From the start, Maron Marvel attorneys had a passion for superior work product, a distinctive culture rooted in mass tort litigation, and an obsession with exceptional client service. Today, with over 100 attorneys in 14 offices in 12 states, Maron Marvel is best-in-show in national litigation risk management and mass tort defense. The firm serves as national, regional, and trial counsel to Fortune 500 companies with multiple operations located in the most dangerous plaintiff jurisdictions in the country. Maron Marvel’s clients come from the energy, construction, manufacturing, technology, transportation, insurance, and liability-related industries. In addition to mass toxic torts, the firm also offers legal services concerning commercial disputes and liability-related defense.

Maron Marvel has an immediate opening for a paralegal to join our team in its Chicago office. Successful candidates will have exceptional research, writing, and litigation skills.

Responsibilities:

• Draft routine legal documents
• Manage multiple cases from start to trial
• Collect documents from various sources
• Collect, organize, analyze and summarize medical records
• Review and analyze documents.
• Conduct various document searches and factual research

Skills:

• Experience in all phases of litigation from the onset of suit through trial.
• Preferable experience in toxic tort litigation, although not required.
• Excellent communication skills: able to interact professionally with clients and attorneys.
• Excellent writing skills: able to communicate clearly and draft legal documents as requested by attorneys, including but not limited to pleadings, motions, discovery responses and prepare discovery production documents.
• Knowledge of all phases of the litigation process and ability to assist attorneys in all phases of the litigation process.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in Adobe Professional and Adobe DC.
• Self-starter: Ability to work independently and follow up on tasks.
• Strong organizational skills required: Ability to adapt to existing systems to maintain and organize case files.
• Experience in preparing summaries as requested of deposition transcripts, medical records, discovery pleadings.
• Ability to gather relevant information from a variety of sources as applicable to each case, including but not limited to legal research.
• Ability to effectively set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot issues and create solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Team player: ability to work as part of a litigation team.

Requirements:

• Paralegal Certificate required from accredited school. Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
• Preferable two-plus years’ experience as a toxic tort and/or general litigation paralegal