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Litigation Paralegal – Insurance Defense & Transportation

Leake Andersson

Posted 02/17/25

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1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1700, New Orleans, LA 70163

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Job Description



Litigation Paralegal – Insurance Defense & Transportation

New Orleans, LA | Full-Time | Hybrid (WFH 1 day a week)

Leake Andersson is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our team. This role supports multiple attorneys with busy insurance defense and transportation dockets and requires a detail-oriented, organized, and proactive approach.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Case evaluation
  • Summarize medical records and deposition transcripts
  • Prepare medical chronologies
  • Notice and set depositions
  • Draft pleadings, answers, and discovery – complying with court-imposed deadlines
  • Request medicals via subpoena (SDT)
  • Coordinate extensive discovery activities, including but not limited to, preparing deposition and medical binders, assisting with trial preparation, and managing and recording billable time entries in compliance with clients’ billing guidelines


Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of experience as an insurance defense paralegal
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
  • Experience with ProLaw is a plus

Why join Leake Andersson?

We offer a comprehensive and competitive compensation package including:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)


This position is also eligible for a one-day-a-week WFH schedule after 60 days of employment.

If you’re a skilled litigation paralegal looking for an engaging and supportive work environment, we’d love to hear from you!


Apply today by submitting your resume and cover letter via email to nhoward@leakeandersson.com

Subject: Litigation Paralegal Application


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About Leake Andersson

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Leake Andersson provides full-service legal representation in business and litigation matters on a local, regional, national, and international basis. Practices included general casualty, commercial litigation, corporate and business transactions, construction, insurance, intellectual property, international trade and business, labor and employment, products liability, professional liability, transportation, and workers compensation.

Our attorneys have broad experience as trial counsel in administrative, arbitration, litigation, and regulatory proceedings. We also provide general counsel to business clients in numerous areas, including business formation, sales contracts, intellectual property, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. We proudly offer unique legal services for international trade and customs, as well as professional liability in the financial, insurance, and medical malpractice sectors. Our diverse areas of specialization, along with the combined experience and abilities of our attorneys, enable Leake Andersson to represent a broad range of individual, business, corporate, and insurance clients.

Our Strategic Difference

Leake Andersson’s attorneys are both litigators and business counselors. Our team deploys its particular skills and expertise in handling civil matters of all degrees of complexity from beginning to resolution. Further, we always maintain an objective evaluation of our clients’ business needs taking into account the realities and risks of doing business in today’s world.

The firm has attorneys licensed to practice in Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, New York, and the District of Columbia. Leake Andersson also serves clients throughout the United States and the globe through its membership in ALFA International, a premier global legal network of more than 140 independent law firm members worldwide. Our position as the sole Louisiana member of ALFA International allows us to draw upon the collective wisdom and experience of a comprehensive worldwide network of accomplished trial and business counsel.