Tort Lawyer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Trustpoint has partnered with a large national law firm in its search for multiple legal professionals for a full-time project. Start dates are immediate upon completion of background and conflict checks. These positions offer a primarily remote work schedule, but candidates must reside in the Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, Houston, TX, Miami FL, Orange County, CA, Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA metropolitan areas, because occasional in-office presence is required.
In this role, you will be embedded with one or more of the firm's litigation legal teams to support docketing, calendaring, and case management functions across a high-volume litigation portfolio.
Duties include but are not limited to:

• Monitoring, reviewing, and interpreting incoming case filings - including pleadings, deposition and hearing notices, and trial-setting orders - applying litigation judgment in coordination with the supervising attorney to determine deadlines and required calendar entries.
• Directing the calendaring team to update the firm's database, which flows into case trackers and other firm systems, and providing supporting information needed for accurate entry.
• Performing quality control on calendared work, drawing on substantive asbestos/toxic tort knowledge to confirm that entries accurately reflect submitted filings and that rescheduled or canceled events are updated rather than duplicated.
• Reviewing and circulating daily docketing reports (generated from the BEC docketing program) to ensure attorneys are informed of new entries and calendar changes.
• Triaging and escalating time-sensitive or high-priority filings - such as motions for trial preference and PMK/representative deposition notices - to the appropriate legal team members.

Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent paralegal experience.
• One to two years of experience in asbestos litigation is highly preferred; experience with a high-volume litigation portfolio or toxic tort litigation may be substituted.
• This role is judgment-intensive and requires exceptional attention to detail.

Duration: Minimum three to six months, with the possibility of extension on this or other litigation matters.
Hourly Pay Rate: Starting at $25/hour, commensurate with experience.
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
If you would like to learn more about the Asbestos/Toxic Tort Lawyer or Paralegal project available on a mostly remote basis, then please submit your resume, in Word format, by clicking the Apply Now button.
Key Details
Physical Requirements
• Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodations
• Work is generally performed sitting, talking, hearing, and typing
• This is a high-volume screen-based role, requiring constant, prolonged computer usage, including but not limited to: reviewing documents, managing visual content, and attending virtual meetings
• Visual acuity required for computer use, data analysis, and extended reading
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing and document handling
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching
• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 30 pounds
Remote Work & Information Security Requirements
Employees in this role are expected to maintain a work environment that supports the protection of confidential, proprietary, and client-sensitive information, consistent with Company policies and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
To support these obligations, individuals in this role should be able to:
• Maintain a secure and reliable internet connection capable of supporting required systems and applications
• Utilize company-issued or approved technology, including compliance with required security tools (e.g., VPN, multi-factor authentication, endpoint protection)
• Conduct work in a manner that protects the confidentiality of information, including taking reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized access, viewing, or disclosure of sensitive materials
• Follow all applicable information security, data privacy, and acceptable use policies as communicated by the Company
• Promptly report any suspected security incidents, breaches, or system vulnerabilities in accordance with Company protocols
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To protect client and Company systems, data, and confidential information, Trustpoint may implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, which may include monitoring of Company-provided systems, devices, and networks, consistent with applicable law.
In certain roles, individuals may perform work within client-controlled environments, including client systems, platforms, or physical worksites. In such cases, work activities may also be subject to the client's applicable policies, procedures, and monitoring practices.
Trustpoint does not control client monitoring practices but expects that any such practices will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws and contractual obligations. Additional information regarding applicable policies will be provided during the onboarding process or prior to assignment, as appropriate.
Client Specific Requirements Notice
Certain roles may be subject to additional client-specific screening, compliance, or credentialing requirements. Any such requirements will be communicated at the appropriate stage of the hiring process and will be administered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Pay Transparency Notice
Pursuant to applicable law, this position includes a good-faith salary or hourly range at the time of posting. The final compensation offered will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and business needs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Trustpoint provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Employment decisions are made without regard to any protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.