Litigation Paralegal

About the role

A mid-sized law firm in Westchester, NY is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to support its thriving Commercial Litigation practice group. The group handles a broad range of matters, including real estate, zoning and land use, title, finance, corporate, business transaction, estate, and telecommunications-related matters. The team represents clients in federal and state courts, before municipal, administrative, regulatory, and governmental agencies, and in ADR proceedings. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of prior law firm experience, strong litigation experience, excellent organization skills, and an interest in complex commercial real estate disputes. This is a hybrid role (4 days in, 1 remote).

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with all phases of commercial real estate litigation, including pre-suit investigation, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, arbitration, mediation, settlement, and appeals.
• Draft, revise, proofread, and organize litigation documents, including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, deposition notices, correspondence, motion exhibits, and closing binders.
• Manage case files, document databases, calendars, deadlines, and matter-related materials to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely follow-up.
• Cook up and assist with e-discovery, document collection, review, production, and organization of electronically stored information.
• Prepare deposition, hearing, mediation, arbitration, trial, and appellate materials, including exhibit lists, witness files, trial binders, and electronic presentations.
• File and serve documents in federal and state courts and administrative forums, including electronic filing systems where applicable.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of litigation paralegal experience, preferably with commercial real estate, title, land use, zoning, construction, landlord-tenant, or complex commercial disputes.
• Paralegal Certification and/or bachelor’s degree.
• Strong knowledge of litigation procedures, court filings, discovery processes, and case management best practices.
• Experience with New York State and federal court electronic filing systems.
• Familiarity with real estate documents, title reports, leases, contracts, property records, municipal records, zoning materials, and land use approvals is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, document management systems, litigation support platforms, and e-discovery tools.

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