ProducePay is a well-funded and fast-growing startup looking for a Paralegal to join our Legal team. This operation is a critical role lies at the very center of Produce Pay’s daily work of investing in fresh fruit and vegetable growers. If you look forward to seeing your work translate into an immediate, tangible impact for farmers every day, look no further.
Paralegal Job Responsibilities:
- Assist with the preparation, filing and service of pleadings.
- Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutrals for scheduling and sharing information
- Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets and retrieval systems
- Coordinating the collection, review and production of documents and responding to discovery requests
- Assisting with trial preparation including the assembly of exhibits, witness binders and appendices for depositions and court filings
- Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits
- Researching case-related factual issues using in-house files and outside reference sources
- Compiling information and, preparing statistics, charts, graphs and other summaries to detail the findings
- Knowledge and understanding of legal entity structures and vocabulary
- Legal research skills
- Interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and English
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to handle self under pressure and work independently
- Organizational skills, multi-tasking, ability to track and maintain large quantities of open items at a given time
- Strong computer skills (including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat)
- Familiarity with Mexican legal system and geography
Requirements
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program preferred, or a combination of education and/or experience
- 2-3 years of significant and substantive litigation experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting.
- Experience managing medium to large-scale document productions.
- Proficiency with Document Review Software
- Working knowledge and competency with case management software
- Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in law firm or in-house legal department
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA approved training program preferred
- Licensing/Government Regulation experience preferred
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Law Benefits
- Major Medical Expenses (Includes Vision and Dental)
- Minor Medical Expenses
- Life insurance
- Monthly transportation support
- Monthly cell phone support
- Professional Development Support
- Referral Bonus