Law Firm
New York City, NY
Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY
Legal Staff
No
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Paralegal - Litigation The candidate will provide assistance to attorneys in all stages of litigation for numerous clients in various jurisdictions. Draft answers, discovery responses, motions, and fact and expert witness disclosures, review of court filings, maintaining databases and management of large volumes of information, document reviews, factual and legal research, e-filing, analysis of medical records, summarizing depositions, responding to clients requests, preparing reports to clients, monitoring trial lists and deadlines, trial preparation and drafting settlement documentation. Prepare and e-file various pleadings, including answers, discovery responses, motions and fact and expert witness disclosures. Review daily filings via Lexis Nexis File and Serve, Pacer and state and federal court websites. Compile, analyze and summarize information from discovery responses and deposition testimony. Organize documents and coordinate document productions. Review, organize and summarize case materials. Maintain and update internal databases. Manage large volumes of information, including schedules and deadlines. Assist in deposition preparation, pre-trial investigations and trial preparations, including monitoring trial lists. Prepare deposition summaries and coordinate schedules. Analyze and prepare summary of medical records. Perform document management using firm software, including but not limited to Microsoft Office 2010 (Word and Excel), Worksite document management system, and Elite. Code and upload documents to client case management databases. Compile fact and expert witness materials for case preparation. Track deadlines using Outlook Task Reminders and Calendars. Perform factual and legal research using Westlaw, Lexis, the Internet and various court and governmental agency sites. Respond to clients request for information and status reports. Act as liaison between the firm, our clients, court reporters and defense liaison counsel. Prepare periodic reports to clients. Bachelor's Degree is required. Solid working knowledge of Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010 (Word and Excel), Outlook, Lexis/Nexis File and Serve, Westlaw/Lexis, Pacer and e-filing is required.
Jun 30, 2022
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