Litigation Paralegal
GAINOR · Roseland, NJ · Yesterday
$110k–$120k/yrFull-time
Who You Are
- Hold a bachelor’s degree and have 7+ years of large law firm paralegal experience
- Strong knowledge of New York and New Jersey federal, state, and local courts
- Proficient with ECF filing and docketing systems such as BEC Legal
- Experienced with litigation and trial support tools including Relativity, Trial Director, and similar platforms
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple active matters simultaneously
- Effective communicator comfortable working with attorneys, clients, vendors, and internal teams
What You’ll Do
- Meet internal administrative, timekeeping, workload reporting, and billable requirements
- Maintain well-organized electronic and hard-copy files for active litigation matters
- Track deadlines and procedural requirements across courts, arbitrations, and agencies
- Manage court filings and service of process in compliance with applicable rules
- Review incoming filings and correspondence and alert attorneys to key developments
- Assist with briefs and filings through cite checking, proofreading, and exhibit preparation
- Conduct research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, SEC/EDGAR, and related resources
- Draft pleadings and discovery materials for attorney review
- Support document collection, review, and production in collaboration with litigation teams
- Coordinate trial and arbitration preparation, including exhibits, technology, vendors, witnesses, and court personnel
- Prepare chronologies, privilege logs, redaction logs, and production indexes
What Success Looks Like
- Attorneys rely on you for accurate deadline tracking and proactive case support
- Filings and productions are timely, compliant, and well organized
- Case materials are consistently accessible and production-ready
- Litigation teams experience smooth coordination through discovery and trial
- Administrative and billable expectations are met without disruption
Salary Range: $110,000 – 120,000 annually, based on experience
Location: Roseland, NJ – Hybrid (3 out of 5 days onsite)