Unclassified - New York, NY

posted 4 months ago

Full-time
New York, NY

About the position

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our team. As a high-value Litigation Paralegal, you will work closely with our talented attorneys providing support before, during, and after trials. This role is crucial in ensuring that all legal processes are handled efficiently and effectively, contributing to the overall success of our litigation efforts. You will be responsible for preparing a variety of legal documents, including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, and legal memoranda. Additionally, you will be tasked with e-filing all court documents in both state and federal courts, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and deadlines. In this position, you will also handle communications with clients, the court, opposing counsel, and other relevant parties. Conducting legal research and factual investigations will be a significant part of your responsibilities, as will preparing discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses. You will draft and serve summons, coordinate and summarize depositions, and prepare trial binders and exhibits. Your role will also involve drafting pleadings, motions, and appellate documents, filing them with the court, and performing various administrative duties such as calendaring hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, and managing logistics. Maintaining pleadings and discovery indexes, organizing exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices, and aiding attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery requests will be essential tasks. You will gather relevant information from a variety of sources and liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties. Witness preparation and assisting with case settlements will also be part of your duties, along with any other tasks as requested by the attorney.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda
  • E-file all court documents in state and federal court
  • Communicate with clients, court, counsel, and others
  • Conduct legal research and factual investigation
  • Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses
  • Draft and serve summons
  • Coordinate and summarize depositions
  • Prepare trial binders and exhibits
  • Draft pleadings, motions, and appellate documents and file them with the court
  • Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics)
  • Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
  • Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
  • Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests
  • Gather relevant information from a variety of sources
  • Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties
  • Prepare witnesses
  • Assist with case settlements
  • Perform other tasks as requested by the attorney

Requirements

  • Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)
  • 10+ years of litigation experience required
  • Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred)
  • Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury-related practice areas (preferred)
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings
  • Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures
  • Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and typing no less than 35 wpm
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