Senior Litigation Paralegal

We are seeking a Commercial Litigation Paralegal to become a part of our team. We offer competitive compensation and excellent benefits for a full time position. Litigation and trial experience is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, prepare, and file pleadings, discovery requests, motions, and other litigation-based documentation.
• Aid attorneys in mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation.
• Draft and finalize real estate and transactional documentation at direction of attorney.
• Draft and revise formal correspondence.
• Schedule case events as it may pertain to discovery and case management, including depositions, hearings and meditations.
• Maintain attorney’s schedule with direction from attorney.
• Schedule client meetings and communicate with clients on a daily basis.
• Communicate and schedule matters with Judicial Assistants and Court Administrators on a daily basis.
• Assist with entry of billing entries and generation of invoices.
• Organize and maintain electronic client files.
• Perform conflict checks and open new client matters in practice management system.
• This job description can be assigned or reassigned job duties at any time.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to take direction and work independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment by completing multiple time-sensitive tasks on a daily basis
• Excellent word processing and proof-reading skills.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Extremely professional, well organized, detail oriented, and must have the ability to multitask in a high activity environment.
• Be able to actively prioritize and re-prioritize assignments and operate well under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience as a Litigation Paralegal is highly preferable.
• Previous use of firm’s current practice management systems is a plus.