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Senior Litigation Paralegal

Keller Executive Search · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
On-siteLegal$90k–$120k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About Our Client", "Description", "What you will do", "Why this role", "Work Environment", "Requirements", "Preferred", "Benefits". Also maybe "Pay" (Base salary). Also "Schedule" (Core hours, overtime). Need to follow rules: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. Thus we need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: - About Our Client (description of firm). Could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is a typical heading but we have "About Our Client". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we can adapt? It says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests those are examples, but we should use those headings when appropriate. However we have content like "About Our Client". Could map to "About the role"? Not exactly. But we could still use "About the role" heading and put the client description there? Might be okay. However the instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid using other headings not listed. It says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should use those headings where applicable. If we have content that doesn't fit exactly, we could still use a heading like "About the firm" but that's not in the list. Safer to stick to the given examples. Let's map: - About Our Client -> could be "About the role"? Not ideal but maybe we can use "About the role" to describe the role and firm. However the description of the firm is more about the client. Could still be okay. - Description (overall) maybe part of About the role. - What you will do -> Responsibilities. - Why this role -> maybe Qualifications? Or Skills? Could be "Why this role" is more about motivations; but we could incorporate into "About the role" or "Responsibilities". But we need to preserve all substantive info. Could create a section "Why this role" as a heading? Not in list but maybe allowed as it's substantive. The instruction says use those headings as examples, not exclusive. It says "use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. However "Why this role" is not in list but we could treat as "About the role". Might be okay. - Work Environment -> could be Schedule? Actually schedule is about hours. Work environment includes on-site, core hours, overtime, travel. Could be split into Schedule and maybe Benefits? But we have Benefits separate. - Requirements -> Requirements. - Preferred -> Qualifications? Could be "Qualifications". We'll have Requirements and Qualifications sections. - Benefits -> Benefits. - Pay -> Base salary info. - Schedule -> Core hours, overtime, weekend work, travel. Thus we will include sections: About the role (firm description + description), Responsibilities (what you will do), Requirements, Qualifications (preferred), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not include headings with filler text. All sections have real content. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove "Keller is a recruitment agency..." and all that EEO stuff. Also remove "Note: This job posting may be for a position with Keller Executive Search..." etc. Also remove "To learn more about the firm and about our candidate services - please visitExecutive Search New York City | NYC Recruiters & Headhunters". Also remove "Keller is a recruitment agency..." etc. Also remove "Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy" etc. Also remove "Keller Executive Search and/or our clients may participate in E-Verify." etc. Also remove "Privacy and Pay Equity" etc. Also remove "State-Specific Information". Also remove "Veteran Status", "Genetic Information", "Local Laws", "AI tools" etc. Also remove "Employment laws and requirements may vary depending on the employer and location." etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information: firm description, role description, responsibilities, why this role, work environment, requirements, preferred, benefits, pay, schedule. We need to format using

    headings,
    • for lists,

      for prose. We need to decide what to make lists: responsibilities (what you will do) is a list of duties; we can make

      • . Requirements list; Preferred list; Benefits list maybe; maybe also "What you will do" includes multiple bullet-like sentences separated by periods; we can convert to list. We need to preserve all details; not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep specifics like numbers, etc. Let's extract content. **About Our Client** paragraph: "Our client is a nationally recognized criminal and civil trial boutique based in New York City. The firm was founded and is led by a premier trial lawyer who has taught trial advocacy at a top-tier law school and has earned recognition from leading legal directories and national media. The firm's attorneys are graduates of top-ten law schools. Together they bring more than 70 years of experience and more than 50 jury trials in some of the country's most complex and high-profile cases.The firm's largest practice area is criminal defense, including white-collar defense. It also handles complex civil litigation and appeals. The firm has active cases in the Southern District of New York, in New York state courts, and in California courts.This is a small, process-driven team. The firm does the hard work up front so that cases stay under control at the back end. Everyone shares an "all hands-on deck" attitude, and the goal is always the best result for the client." We'll keep that as prose under About the role. **Description** (maybe part of About the role): "Our client is hiring a Senior Litigation Paralegal for its Manhattan office. This is a senior, on-site role. You will provide direct support to the firm's four full-time attorneys, and you will lead and mentor one junior paralegal. In short, you will run and raise the level of the firm's paralegal function.This is real trial work, not just document review. The firm is preparing for a major federal trial expected in the first half of 2027, with motion practice already underway. You will help prepare and run that trial from start to finish: pre-trial, trial, and post-trial.You will not be asked to draft legal arguments. You will be asked to produce clean, precise, error-free documents, to catch mistakes across complex filings, and to keep every deliverable organized and on time." We can include that as prose under About the role or maybe as part of Responsibilities. But we already have Responsibilities separate. We'll put this description under About the role (role overview). Could also be separate "About the role". We'll keep it. **What you will do** (Responsibilities) list: - Case management - Help the attorneys manage and organize cases from start to finish. - Maintain and update case files, including pleadings, discovery documents, correspondence, expert reports, and exhibits. - Build and track case timelines, calendars, and deadlines so that nothing is missed. - Coordinate with clients, witnesses, experts, vendors, opposing counsel, and co-counsel. - Documents and court filings - Prepare, proofread, and edit legal documents, including pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits, and sentencing memos. - Bluebook and cite-check briefs, and prepare tables of contents and tables of authorities. - File documents in state and federal court and follow all court rules and e-filing steps. - Organize and maintain electronic document databases, and keep all files confidential and easy to find. - Discovery and investigation - Help prepare and respond to discovery requests, including document productions and interrogatories. - Manage document review, often across large volumes of data. - Draft memos, correspondence, charts, and research summaries. - Legal research - Run legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, and PACER. - Trial support - Prepare trial exhibits, witness lists, and other trial materials. - Provide on-site support during trials, hearings, and depositions. - Manage exhibits, coordinate witnesses, and run courtroom technology. - Supervision and quality control - Mentor and train the junior paralegal. - Keep quality and consistency high across all of the team's work. - Time recording - Enter your time each day into the firm's practice management software. We need to preserve all these bullet points. We'll make a
        • for each top-level item? Could nest but we can just list each as separate
        • with the sub-bullets as separate
        • maybe indented? Simpler: make a flat list of all duties. But we need to preserve all detail; we can keep the headings as part of list items text. Eg:
        • Case management: Help the attorneys manage and organize cases from start to finish; Maintain and update case files... etc.
        • That may lose some detail but still includes all. Better to keep each bullet as separate
        • and include the heading as part of the text. Eg:
        • Case management – Help the attorneys manage and organize cases from start to finish.
        • Then separate
        • Maintain and update case files, including pleadings, discovery documents, correspondence, expert reports, and exhibits.
        • etc. That preserves each. We'll need to decide grouping. We'll just output each bullet as a separate
        • . That will be many items but okay. **Why this role** (maybe we can incorporate into About the role or separate). Content: "You will work side by side with nationally recognized trial lawyers on serious, high-profile cases. You will do hands-on trial work, not just back-office support. You will hold a senior seat, lead the paralegal function, and grow into more case and people management as the firm takes on more work. You will be part of a true team. On every filing date, the responsible attorney is in the office and stays until the filing is complete. Because the role is non-exempt, your overtime during heavy trial periods is paid, and the firm also offers a year-end bonus." We can keep as prose under About the role or separate "Why this role". Since we have a section for Benefits maybe we can mention overtime pay there. But we need to preserve all. We'll create a section "Why this role" as

          Why this role

          with

          containing those sentences

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