Litigation Paralegal (New York)

About the role

Boyd Richards is seeking capable, organized, and ambitious paralegals for our New York office. Our paralegals are essential members of the litigation team and work directly with attorneys on sophisticated, high-stakes matters across a broad range of practice areas. This is an opportunity for professionals who want substantive involvement, modern technology, direct collaboration, and advancement based on ability, initiative, reliability, and ambition.

• Meaningful litigation work: support matters from initial investigation and discovery through mediation, trial, and appeal.
• Direct attorney and client collaboration: work closely with partners, associates, clients, carriers, experts, vendors, and court personnel.
• Broad responsibility: help manage files, discovery, document productions, chronologies, subpoenas, filings, hearing and trial materials, and critical deadlines.
• Professional growth: expand your responsibilities as your judgment, technical skill, initiative, and leadership develop.
• Modern workplace: work in newly designed offices supported by advanced document management, practice management, research, collaboration, and litigation technology.
• Collegial platform: build a long‑term career across a growing Florida footprint.

Responsibilities

• Support matters from initial investigation and discovery through mediation, trial, and appeal.
• Work closely with partners, associates, clients, carriers, experts, vendors, and court personnel.
• Help manage files, discovery, document productions, chronologies, subpoenas, filings, hearing and trial materials, and critical deadlines.

Requirements

• Strong organization, attention to detail, written communication, and follow‑through.
• Sound judgment, initiative, responsiveness, discretion, and ownership of assignments and deadlines.
• Experience supporting litigators with discovery, document review and production, subpoenas, medical or business records, factual investigation, and hearing or trial preparation.
• Comfort using modern legal technology and a willingness to help improve workflows, efficiency, and the responsible use of AI.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and collaborate effectively in a fast‑moving team environment.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification, a paralegal degree, and experience with e‑discovery, trial presentation, or appellate filings are valued where applicable.
• Two or more years of relevant litigation experience preferred.