Team Leader - Paralegal

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.While awaiting the results of the bar examination and subsequent admission to the bar, under the direction and supervision of an admitted attorney, the Senior Consultant I prepares pleadings and motions, conducts discovery, including reviewing documents, interviewing clients, preparing trial materials, and summarize and analyze research.Key Responsibilities

• Draft responses to discovery demands
• Assists clients in answering questions regarding discovery
• Review and serve responses to discovery demands
• Assist attorney in preparing materials for trial, arbitration, or mediation
• Attend arbitrations, depositions, mediations, and trials with admitted attorney
• Review new file assignments and draft initial pleadings (e.g., answer, motion, etc.) and draft discovery
• Prepare brief to assist client in presenting cases in small claims court (CA)
  

Education

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Required)
• Juris Doctor (Required)
  

Experience

• 3 or more years of experience (Preferred)
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job does not have supervisory duties.
  

Education & Experience (in lieu)

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  

Primary Skills

Evidence Gathering, Legal Document Preparation, Legal Research, Litigation, Mediation

Shift Time

Recruiter Info

Dipti Murudkardsudh@allstate.com

About Allstate

The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest publicly held insurance providers in the United States. Ranked No. 84 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, The Allstate Corporation owns and operates 18 companies in the United States, Canada, Northern Ireland, and India. Allstate India Private Limited, also known as Allstate India, is a subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation. The India talent center was set up in 2012 and operates under the corporation's Good Hands promise. As it innovates operations and technology, Allstate India has evolved beyond its technology functions to be the critical strategic business services arm of the corporation. With offices in Bengaluru and Pune, the company offers expertise to the parent organization’s business areas including technology and innovation, accounting and imaging services, policy administration, transformation solution design and support services, transformation of property liability service design, global operations and integration, and training and transition.Learn more about Allstate India here.