Paralegal (Finance)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Chubb is the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
Position Description:
The Chubb Staff Counsel office of McGuinness & Cicero is currently seeking candidates for a full-time Paralegal position for our Sunrise, Florida office. The attorneys and staff of the firm are employees of ACE American Insurance Company, a Chubb Company.
The Paralegal position provides high level support to attorneys in the office on all aspects of assigned litigation files, focused mainly on managing and advancing the discovery process for assigned cases. The Paralegal must work well independently, demonstrate strong time-management skills, and be fully familiar with the facts, allegations, and legal issues of their assigned files. This position will service mainly GL and D&O-related cases. Under the direction and supervision of the firm's lawyers and Law Office Administrator, the job duties shall include, but are not limited to:
- Draft discovery requests & responses, coordinate discovery process for litigation matters (including follow-up on requests, responses and subpoenas) and summarize discovery responses and update medical chronologies;
- Legal research; and draft some pleadings, motions & status reports to claims;
- E-file and e-service of motions, pleadings and discovery requests & responses;
- Gather, track, organize and summarize records and subpoena responses;
- Coordinate IMEs, investigators, and experts;
- Assist in the preparation of cases for trial, hearing, depositions, and mediation;
- Scheduling depositions, hearings, site inspections, and mediations;
- Litigation support in addition to coordinating all aspects of document production, organizing and indexing binders, preparing witness files and exhibits;
- Communicate and interact with the firm's clients, opposing counsel, and Claims Department to exchange information and documentation relative to the litigation process;
- Remain familiar with rules of procedure and court practices/preferences and communicate with court and counsel to confirm proceedings and coordinate submissions to court;
- Administrative case management and update data and document communications in electronic case files;
- Daily review and management of deadlines and calendars for attorneys.
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Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally. At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
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