Travelers is a leading property casualty insurer with a commitment to customer care and community involvement. The Associate Paralegal role involves performing routine paralegal duties, assisting attorneys with legal case preparation, and managing legal documents and correspondence.
Responsibilities
- Compiles and/or drafts legal documents for review and use by attorneys such as routine documents, discovery responses, affidavits, and other routine legal documents
- Prepares initial pleadings and filings
- Prepares exhibits and other demonstrative evidence
- Coordinates requests between multiple parties involved in litigation
- Subpoenas records
- Conducts preliminary legal research as necessary
- Assists attorney in trial as needed
- Captures time and records billable time in accordance with policies and procedures
- Reviews incoming mail to determine urgency and work with attorneys accordingly to draft and handle correspondence and email
- Acts as a liaison with experts and witnesses in scheduling/coordinating appearances and/or depositions along with documentation retrieval
- Schedule/coordinates depositions, medical examinations and other court designated hearings. Retains court reporters and interpreters, if necessary
- Maintains attorney calendar as well as maintains diary and tickler dates appropriately. Reviews calendar daily and proactively handle upcoming events and determine dates upon which various pleadings must be served and filed
- Inputs and maintains information into case management system and ensure data integrity
- Assists with projects as requested
- May include all or the majority but not limited to these components
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- Paralegal or litigation/claim experience
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office and PDF Software
- Paralegal Certification from an ABA-Certified program
- High School Diploma or its equivalent
- 1 year experience as a paralegal or related work experience; or Bachelor's degree; or a Paralegal Certification from an ABA-Certified program
- Insurance related experience
- Basic knowledge of Medical Terminology
- Advanced interpersonal skills to communicate with court personnel, other attorneys and their staff, clients, witnesses and outside vendors
- Advanced grammar and writing skills
- Basic knowledge of general law office procedures and local court/jurisdiction rules and procedures
- Highly proficient with the usage of a case management system and other software applications such as Microsoft Office
- Ability to learn proprietary software systems
- Ability to identify urgency and prioritize tasks accordingly
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Basic research and analytical skills
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Company Overview
Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business. It was founded in 1853, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.travelers.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Travelers has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 75 in 2025, 47 in 2024, 60 in 2023, 42 in 2022, 27 in 2021, 20 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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