Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Prepare pleadings, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• Aid in the preparation of legal memoranda, including state, federal, and appellate pleadings; cite-check; apply Blue book rules; format per local court rules.
• Proofread and finalize documents for electronic filing or service on opposing counsel.
• Gather facts, documents, exhibits, and evidence to assist in the initiation of legal actions, discovery, or motion practice.
• Assist with discovery requests and responses; conduct document searches; organize documents and coordinate document productions, including Bates-numbering, redaction, production and privilege logs, and ediscovery.
• Maintain and search databases.
• Work with clients and class members to gather and convey information.
• Prepare materials for oral arguments, depositions, mediations, and trial.
• Organize exhibits, witness materials, prepare trial notebooks and all other supporting documents; coordinate trial logistics.
• Perform administrative functions, such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in a document management system; perform word processing functions; perform filing, e-filing, service, and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence, and courtesy copies; calendaring deadlines.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate preferred with minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Understands complex legal concepts and terminology.
• Knowledge of the rules regulating paralegals/legal assistants.
• In-depth knowledge of state/federal/appellate court rules and procedures, and the skills to find and understand those in multiple jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of state/federal/appellate court ECF e-filing systems, and the ability to learn e-filing systems in other jurisdictions.
• Ability to perform legal research using LexisNexis or Westlaw.
• Ability to draft pleadings and discovery.
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize workload, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to perform under tight deadlines and maintain patience in high-pressure situations.
• Strong working knowledge of advanced functions of Microsoft Office (including Word, Outlook and Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and other litigation support applications.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, planning, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.

Pay

• Full time employees become eligible for several benefits on the first of the month following hire, including medical, dental, vision, HSA, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, 401K, LTD and STD.
• Also available is a voluntary FSA, and transit and parking benefits.