Paralegal

Overview

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 States, has an immediate opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in its New Orleans office.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Civil Commercial Litigation or Insurance Defense preferred.
• Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
• Familiarity with Louisiana State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Experience in court eFiling for both state (eFile Louisiana) and federal jurisdictions.
• Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient, with a high level of professionalism.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Experience drafting and organizing discovery – both written discovery and document production.
• Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable eDiscovery litigation support software is a plus.
• Experience with ESI (Electronically Stored Information) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.
• Provide support to attorneys with drafting pleadings, eFiling, conducting factual and legal research, document review/analysis, preparing productions, and preparing for hearings, depositions, and mediations.
• Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
• Aid in preparing pleadings, discovery requests, and responses.
• Provide general office support, maintain and organize files, scan/copy documents, maintain calendars, prepare expense reports, and coordinate internal/external meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave and Life Insurance

Application

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to: recruiting@grsm.com.

The firm is an equal opportunity employer. No recruiter emails or telephone calls.