Paralegal-Financial Services Litigation

New York, NY 

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate filings and procedural processes in state, federal, appellate, and ADR forums, including both electronic and in-person submissions.
• Review and ensure legal filings comply with jurisdictional rules, judge-specific procedures, and venue practices across multiple court systems.
• Liaise with courts, filing services, and local counsel to meet procedural and scheduling requirements.
• Stay current on procedural updates and judges’ rules and disseminate relevant information.
• Conduct docket searches and retrieve necessary legal documents from court repositories and databases.
• Execute rules-based calendaring and support court & calendar functions to ensure deadline compliance across jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with the docketing team to generate reports and track filings, court dates, and procedural deadlines.
• Knowledge of New York real property law, including familiarity with relevant statutes, case law, and common legal instruments (e.g., deeds, leases, mortgages)
• Perform legal research and factual investigations; analyze and proofread documents to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Verify the accuracy of legal citations using Bluebook, local standards, cite-checking, and Shepardizing techniques.
• Draft and review tables of contents and authorities (TOC/TOA) and prepare document indexes for court and ADR submissions.
• Review, organize, redact, bates-stamp, and index documents for e-discovery; prepare privilege logs and production matrixes.
• Assemble deposition, hearing, and trial binders with labeled and indexed supporting materials.
• Support trial preparation by organizing trial exhibits, motions, evidence, and witness materials.
• Coordinate logistics for trial schedules including court reporters, witness appearances, and delivery of trial materials.
• Help develop and maintain standard operating procedures related to calendaring, filings, and cross-jurisdictional litigation support. 

Computer Applications Used

• Electronic filing systems (NYSCEF, CM/ECF, PACER), document management software, and legal research platforms
• Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Kofax
• iManage 

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate or related degree preferred
• 5 Years’ experience
• 4 days in-office
• Start time for this role will be either 8:30 a.m. or 9:00 a.m. (Workday hours Monday to Thursday 7.75 hours and Friday 7.5 hours plus overtime when necessary.)

Qualifications

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: Required 5 years’ related experience.
• Licenses & Certifications: Paralegal certification preferred 

The budgeted salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$125,000.00, plus overtime and bonus. 

As part of full-time employment associated with this position, the firm offers the following benefits: Paid time off, sick time off, a referral program, medical insurance and benefits, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, AD&D insurance, ID Theft insurance, long-term disability benefits, short-term disability benefits, Parking/Transit reimbursement (varies depending on location), 401(k) benefits, and employee assistance benefits. 

Firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.  

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