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Job Description

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is seeking a Paralegal to join the House Counsel team in Chicago, IL. The Paralegal position will provide litigation support in matters before Illinois State and Federal courts and administrative agencies.

The paralegal will be responsible for performing critical functions such as:

• Supporting attorneys in the preparation of legal documents, including discovery responses and discovery demands
• Prioritize and manage assignments in a timely and efficient manner;
• Communicating and interacting professionally with clients, Claim examiners, adversaries, and judicial personnel;
• Effectively coordinating services with economic, medical and other technical experts,
• Keep abreast of all applicable court rules and House Counsel procedures. Develop proficiency in legal/business writing.
• Effective utilization of House Counsel applications, including Prolaw, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Word, and Excel.

Qualifications

Demonstrate cutting edge knowledge and facility with contemporary technology, systems and software utilized to practice law in a digital environment;

Excellent time management and organizational skills;

Experience and ability to thrive and provide quality paralegal support in a time sensitive, high volume, team environment;

Excellent written and oral communication, analytical ability and interpersonal skills

The candidate should possess high initiative, be detail-oriented and have the ability to work independently.

The ability to perform legal research is preferred.

3-5+ years experience of relevant litigation paralegal experience;

Bachelor's degree, Certificate of completion from a recognized paralegal training program

About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.