Litigation Paralegal - Get Hired Fast

Litigation Paralegal needed at a top global NY law firm.

Bachelor’s degree is required

Minimum of 3 years litigation paralegal experience

Ability to use Lexis, Westlaw, NYSCEF, PACER

Job Responsibilities:

· Cite check briefs and proficiently apply BlueBook formatting to submissions.

· Create tables of contents and tables of authorities for briefs and memoranda.

· Prepare and organize documents for filings in state and federal court, including hyperlinking as required.

· Assist with all aspects of discovery, including organizing documents, maintaining electronic databases and coordinating document productions, redaction, duplication and indexing of documents.

· Assist organizing documents for deposition, trial and motion practice.

· Conduct factual research, running searches on internal and external document databases and systems, as needed, culling relevant information from a variety of resources such as court dockets, newspapers, magazines, libraries, etc.

· Locate witnesses and assist in attorney preparation of selected witnesses for deposition and trial.

· Assist with trial preparation for jury and bench trials including organizing and marking exhibits, files and all other supporting documents and coordinating trial technology, set-up and logistics.

Job Requirements:

· Minimum of 3 years litigation paralegal experience in a fast-paced litigation department of a law firm.

· Bachelor’s degree is required; paralegal certificate is a plus.

· Exceptional organizational and investigative skills; excellent communication skills, including listening skills, and writing skills; able to prioritize deadlines.

· Experience with all aspects of litigation including factual research; discovery; drafting notices, correspondence, pleadings, motions, orders, discovery responses; witness preparation; depositions; filing in state and federal court; trial preparation and trials.

· Strong familiarity with document review and tagging databases such as Relativity, and other online versions of e-discovery tools.

· Ability to use Lexis, Westlaw, NYSCEF, PACER, and other online sources for public document searches and case law.

· High level of experience using a document management system (e.g., iManage) and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and proficiency working with PDFs.