What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Paralegal position at Talent Acquisition LLC?
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Litigation:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Level - Senior Paralegal Specialist:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.In lieu of degree, 18 years of experience required.
Experience: 18 years relevant experience required.
Level - Paralegal Specialist:
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certification from ABA approved program required.
Experience: 13 years relevant experience required.
Level - Senior Paralegal:
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certification from an ABA approved program required.
Experience: 10 years relevant experience required.
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Litigation:
- Ability to perform legal research, draft correspondence, cite-check, bluebook, and analyze pleadings.
- Experience with litigation document review databases, case management databases, and e-discovery software.
- Understands Litigation practice area protocols, an ability to anticipate attorney needs, an ability to exercise independent judgment.
- Experience overseeing junior-level paralegals.
- Ability to coordinate and manage case documents, including organization, substantive review for relevance and responsiveness, and identification of privileged and confidential information, as well as preparation of documents for production.
- Experience with Trial preparation and logistics, including management of scheduling, coordination with court clerks, preparation of witness files, page/line deposition summaries, management of exhibits, and leading with setting up trial space.
- Drafts, analyzes, and prepares legal documents for a supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal.
- Coordinates legal projects and communicates legal information for a supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal.
- Prepare draft communications for a supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal.
- Collects, evaluates, and summarizes relevant facts and legal concepts for a supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal.
- Attends client meetings, coordination meetings, and legal proceedings with a supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal.
- Provides legal project management for a legal matter for a supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal.
- Supervises Project Assistants, Paralegals and Senior Paralegals on assigned tasks.
- Maintains notary license in local jurisdiction.
- Follows all supervising lawyer or supervising paralegal instructions.
- Maintains accurate and appropriate time records regarding hours spent working for clients, working for the Firm, and working on administrative tasks.
- Meets all time entry and timesheet deadlines specified by the Firm, the Paralegal Department, and the Accounting Department.
- Bills a minimum of 1,536 creditable hours each performance evaluation year that begins April 1 and ends March 31 of which a minimum of 1,416 of those hours are client billable hours.
- Limits approved pro bono hours and approved firm representation hours to a maximum of 120 total hours during each performance evaluation year.
- Works a predictable schedule, and also provides flexibility in daily schedule to meet Firm’s needs during periods of heavy workload.
- Timely notifies both supervising lawyers, supervising paralegals, and the Paralegal Manager of any time out of the office during normal work hours.
- Reports the receipt of non-billable work to the Paralegal Manager upon receipt.
- Accepts accountability and responsibility for all work assignments.
- Adheres to The National Federation of Paralegal Association’s “Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility.”
- Attends relevant legal education to continuously improve legal skills.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Trial experience is required.
- Strong knowledge of state and federal rules.
- Knowledge of legal principles, practices, laws, and regulations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Understanding of legal processes and practice-group specific procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal, team, and customer service skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced, and at times, stressful environment.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion and good judgment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and practice-group specific software.
Level - Senior Paralegal Specialist:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.In lieu of degree, 18 years of experience required.
Experience: 18 years relevant experience required.
Level - Paralegal Specialist:
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certification from ABA approved program required.
Experience: 13 years relevant experience required.
Level - Senior Paralegal:
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certification from an ABA approved program required.
Experience: 10 years relevant experience required.
#-LI-RB