Litigation Paralegal

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Litigation Paralegal
The candidate will work closely with attorneys and team members to proactively oversee case management from inception through trial/settlement and post-trial/post-settlement. Draft, review, and revise legal documents. Maintain case files and update discovery logs and indices. Organize and maintain master documents, document lists, and document databases. Support and manage document productions. Assist with deposition and hearing preparation, including identifying and gathering exhibit documents and creating witness outlines. Cite-check briefs. Draft and arrange for service of subpoenas. Obtain case-related documents informally from third parties. Coordinate among vendors for litigation support services. Monitor pending decisions and conduct and summarize legal research. Assist with document review and coordinate with Litigation Support Group for back-end database management using Concordance, Disco and other recognized review platforms. Perform litigation support duties such as Bates stamping exhibits, preparing spreadsheets and CDs, hyperlinking PDFs, reviewing litigation dockets, and ensuring that dates are calendared correctly. Satisfy an annual 1575 billable hour budget. Complete in a timely manner both (1) daily, accurate, and detailed billable-time entries and (2) time cards. Work extended hours as needed. Travel as required for case support. Maintain composure and work efficiently and accurately during high-energy situations involving frequently changing circumstances. Demonstrate excellent customer support. Attend work on-site on a regular, punctual and reliable schedule. Manage multiple problems and projects at once. Work cordially, cooperatively and productively with Firm employees. Other functions as assigned. Bachelor’s degree is required. Should have 3+ years of experience working as a paralegal with a law firm or in-house legal department. Prior experience with Concordance (or other eDiscovery software), LiveNote, and Adobe Acrobat Pro XI is required. Prior experience using Trial Director is preferred. Trial experience is needed. Experience with Casebook programs or other data management systems, and with iManage or other document management programs is a plus.

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