Job Title: Paralegal
Job Responsibilities:
The Paralegal position is a role within the Consumer Financial Services (CFS) litigation practice group at the law firm. The role involves working on specific client matters, projects, and/or attorney teams, with an annual billing component. The essential duties and responsibilities include:
- Conducting research in online legal resource platforms such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
- Analyzing and summarizing legal sources including case law, statutes, constitutions, legal journal articles, treatises, . codes, and other relevant law-related information.
- Conducting research and running reports in PACER and other online court platforms.
- Working with litigation e-discovery and case management databases, performing functions like conducting searches, loading transcripts, and coding documents.
- Assisting with deposition preparation, including the preparation of deposition notebooks.
- Organizing and maintaining large matter files by accurately and timely saving correspondence, pleadings, discovery, court transcripts, and other case materials to the firm’s and/or client’s document management and/or collaboration platforms.
- Collecting, organizing, and Bates stamping documents for production.
- Reviewing and analyzing documents in large document productions.
- Collecting, organizing, and indexing documents by category, subject matter, and/or chronological order.
- Assisting with trial preparation by drafting pretrial disclosures, organizing trial exhibits and notebooks, and assisting with onsite war room and courtroom logistics.
- Retrieving public records from online resources or directly from government institutions.
- Summarizing depositions or other legal documents as necessary.
- Drafting and preparing legal documents appropriate to the practice area.
- Performing paralegal duties and responsibilities as directed by the group leader and other attorneys in the assigned substantive practice group.
- Performing all assignments in strict compliance with ethical guidelines governing the practice of law.
- Receiving and following complex instructions.
- Taking appropriate action to monitor and meet deadlines.
- Establishing priorities and working concurrently on a variety of projects.
- Demonstrating good teamwork skills within and among practice groups, offices, and the firm to facilitate efficient delivery of legal services.
- Participating in the training and professional development of other paralegals in routine practice elements.
- Maintaining the firm’s official matter file utilizing the document management system.
- Tracking and recording client-billable time and non-billable hours, meeting the firm’s minimum billable hour requirement.
- Maintaining and prioritizing work responsibly and communicating if unable to meet daily responsibilities.
Education and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree is required.
- A minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a litigation paralegal is required.
- A certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal program is preferred.
Salary Information:
Compensation for the Paralegal position is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience. The hiring salary range is between $105, and $125,.
Additional Information:
The law firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future. The position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. By applying for this position, candidates agree to the processing of their personal information according to the law firm’s Worker and Applicant Global Privacy Notice. The law firm adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status, and any other classification protected by law.
