Litigation Paralegal

New York, NY

Summary

Premier, global, law firm’s Dispute Resolution Department serves a wide variety of clients in connection with many exciting and challenging matters in a dynamic environment. The Litigation Paralegal will manage all aspects of large scale, complex litigation and be responsible for collaborating together on various matters with attorneys and other paralegals.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned cases and their related tasks and projects.
• Perform full range of paralegal tasks from case inception through case closure.
• Monitor court docket sheets for assigned cases.
• Bluebook, cite check, and proofread various court papers and other formal correspondence.
• Prepare deposition notices and subpoenas; organize, maintain and prepare witness interview or deposition materials, exhibits, and summaries.
• Ensure expertise in technology relevant to the position; proactively use most current technology to further teamwork, client service, and efficiency.
• Trial preparation and attendance.
• Drafting and preparing documents for service and e-filing.
• Coordinating, organizing and managing large scale document collection and production.
• Preparation for witness interviews, fact and expert witness depositions.
• Coordinating with vendors and Litigation Support regarding all aspects of eDiscovery, managing electronic documents.
• Running electronic searches for specified information or documents.
• Preparing document production logs, collection logs, and custodian logs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm setting.
• BS/BA degree required.
• Proven litigation skills, including knowledge of document review and production, trial and/or trial prep experience.
• Experience with litigation support software and review platforms including LiveNote, Concordance, IPRO, Trial Director and Adobe Full Version.
• Strong cite-checking, proofreading, and blue booking skills.
• Availability for overtime as needed with minimal amount of travel.
• Able to perform searches on review platforms.