Litigation Paralegal

Overview:

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. Come join a #1 team and do some good!

Grow Your Skills, Grow Your Potential:

Responsibilities:

Additionally, Fortune named State Farm one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies.

Our mission is to provide high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner and to act as strategic thinking partners for our client and customers. To succeed, we need self-starters who are agile, creative, collaborative, strategic, passionate, and communicative.

The position is classified as a hybrid role, meaning that the work arrangement calls for hours in the office and virtually. Everyone in a hybrid role is required to spend time in the office. Work arrangements could change over time based on business needs.

Location: 20750 Civic Center Drive Suite 400, Southfield, MI 48076-4132

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Supporting 2-3 Attorneys
• Discovery related tasks
• Medical record summaries/chronologies
• Case evaluation/facilitation summaries
• Motion Writing
• Legal Research
• Trial Preparation

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of No Fault and civil litigation experience, preferably Insurance Defense or Personal Injury Experience
• Background of managing a high-volume litigation docket, including, drafting written discovery for 1st and 3rd party litigation
• Background in drafting discovery responses, trial preparation and motion writing
• Writing and preparing evaluation/facilitation summaries
• Experience reviewing medical records and preparing medical chronologies/summaries
• Familiarity with Court Rules and Procedures

• Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, prioritize workload, multi-task in a fast-paced environment, and communicate effective
• Strong written communication skills, attention to detail

• Strong software/technical skills
• Working knowledge of a Case Management system
• Working Knowledge of a Document Storage system

• Prior litigation or paralegal experience, paralegal degree/certificate/certification, medical training, or relevant coursework or legal studies degree is required

• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately. State Farm will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work opportunities.

Our Benefits:

• Potential starting salary range: $59,291.38 - $75,000.00
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 10% of base salary

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!