Paralegal - Labor & Employment
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC · Pittsburgh, PA · 3 wk ago
HybridLegalFull-time
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Create, maintain and update electronic and paper case files.
- Prepare subpoenas and coordinate payment of witness fees and service.
- Schedule court reporters and videographers, including tracking of protective order certifications, confidentiality designations and errata sheets.
- Conduct legal and factual research on individuals, corporations, and opposing counsel.
- Aid with discovery requests, responses and productions, including bates-stamping, redaction, duplication and indexing of documents.
- Prepare exhibits and other documents for use at depositions, hearings and trials.
- Prepare first drafts of correspondence to clients and opposing counsel.
- Prepare first drafts of simple form documents like ADR Stipulations, Rule 26(f) reports, corporate disclosures, initial disclosures, etc.
- Proofread all documents and cite check/bluebook briefs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
- A certificate from an accredited paralegal program preferred.
- Minimum of five years of experience as a paralegal in a law firm or corporate law department.
- Minimum of five years of employment litigation experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and Adobe applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Acrobat and PowerPoint).
- Experience with litigation support software (e.g., Relativity, Ringtail, Summation, Concordance, Case Map, Text Map, Time Map, Trial Director, etc.).
- Complete working knowledge of federal, state and local court and administrative agency rules.
- Excellent oral, written, technical and interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail and data entry skills.
- Ability to work overtime and off-hours as needed (i.e., nights or weekends).
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K Program
- Retail Savings Program
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays