Paralegal/Legal Assistant

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Find your career at DeVaughn James!

Base Compensation: $45,000 - $72,000 per year (paid by the hour).

Full Benefit Package: including 100% paid-for Health and Dental Insurance, 100% paid-for Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance. Incentive Bonus Opportunities. And more!

Total Compensation package (including benefits): $51,000 - $79,000.

This is a fun place to work! DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers is looking for a Paralegal/Legal Assistant with civil litigation experience. Our Paralegals work in tandem with our litigation attorneys to assist our clients whose cases necessitate the filing of a lawsuit. You will regularly interact with our clients, insurance companies, opposing counsel, and healthcare providers. Responsibilities include drafting letters, pleadings, responding to discovery, submitting electronic filings with state and federal courts, scheduling depositions, docketing deadlines, preparation for trials and precise calendaring.

This is a Full Time Job with a Full Benefit package including health and dental insurance, 401k and paid time off. We currently have a team of 100 plus and are looking to add people who will fit our firm culture. The firm is dedicated to extraordinary legal representation, world class service, and an unrivaled, positive work environment. We were voted "Best Place to Work” by the Wichita Business Journal in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 (don’t worry, we placed in the top 3 in 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2024). If we meet the yearly firm-wide goals the entire firm and a guest of their choosing go on a trip to lovely, tropical destination. Past firm trips include Cancun, Jamaica, Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands!

This is a 40 hour a week, M-F. If your mom or dad still has to wake you up for school or work in the mornings, then this job is most likely not for you. However, if you are driven, attentive, and quick to learn then you shouldn’t pass up in opportunity like this to earn money and have a lot of fun doing it.

Please send your resume, wage requirements and two references to be considered for the job. This is an opportunity for you to grow and for your income to grow as well. Starting pay rate dependent on experience.

Qualifications required:

2+ year’s Litigation experience; (Paralegal degree/certificate not required but helpful)

E-filing experience

Strong computer skills

Impeccable written and oral communication

Attention to detail

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Friendly, positive attitude

Characteristics NEEDED:

Unquestioned Integrity

Empathetic

Team Player

Hard worker

Sound Judgment

Reasonably Patient

Analytical

Technologically Literate

Self-Starter

Accountable

Problem solver

Communicator

Organized

and able to have fun!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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