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About the Role
State Farm is seeking a Paralegal to join the Westchester, NY Claim Litigation office. This role supports attorneys in discovery, pre-trial matters, and trial preparation, interacting with clients, experts, and witnesses. The office offers a collaborative environment with experienced peer mentors and no billable hours, providing work diversity and career development opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Assist attorneys in discovery and pre-trial matters under attorney supervision
- Assist attorneys in handling assigned case files and delivering other legal services under attorney supervision
- Prepare cases for court appearances, depositions, and trial including contacting experts and clients
- Involvement with medical record collection, medical record and billing summaries, and medical chronologies
- Draft motions and pleadings
Requirements
- 1-7 years of recent civil litigation experience, preferably insurance defense or personal injury
- Prior paralegal experience, litigation
- Background in drafting discovery responses, trial preparation, and drafting motions/pleadings
- Familiarity with New York Civil court rules and procedures
- Experience reviewing medical records and preparing medical chronologies
- 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.
Skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently
- Prioritize workload
- Multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Communicate effectively
- Strong written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Strong software/technical skills
- Experience using Evermap and/or Adobe Bookmarking
- Working knowledge of a Case Management system
- Working Knowledge of a Document Storage system
Location
- Westchester, NY
- 500 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 1-7 years
Education Level
- Paralegal degree/certificate/certification
- Medical training
- Relevant coursework or legal studies degree
Salary/Compensations
- $70,525.00 - $86,000.00
Benefits
- Annual raise and bonus
- Robust health and wellbeing programs
- State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium
- Multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan
- 100% coverage for in-network preventative care
- Vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals
- Industry leading training programs
- Top-notch tuition assistance programs
- Employee resource groups
- Mentoring
- Fertility/IVF/adoption assistance
- College coaching
- National discount programs
- Interactive monthly financial workshops
- Free financial coaching
- State Farm Federal Credit Union
- Generous time off policies
- Up to 20 days annually
- Parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Celebration day
- Life leave (40 hours/year)
- Bereavement leave
- Community service/education support days
- Matching Gift Program
- Good Neighbor Grant Program
- Employee Assistance Fund
- Free financial advisors
- 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary
About the Company
- Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm.
- We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience.
- As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry.
- In 2024, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity named State Farm a Top Performer and Compass Award Winner.
- Additionally, Fortune named State Farm one of the World’s 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.