Senior Litigation Paralegal

$120,000 - $120,000/Yr

Robert Half - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Robert Half Legal is partnering with a phenomenal boutique law firm located in the loop that's seeking to hire a Senior Litigation Paralegal with at least 5-10+ years of experience to join their team. This Senior Litigation Paralegal will assist lawyers by managing all aspects of large scale, complex construction litigation and arbitration including heavy e-discovery management. This firm offers a highly flexible hybrid WFH schedule and the position is paying between $90-120K plus bonus and OT. The role requires a proactive approach to managing litigation cases, ensuring that all phases from motion practice to trial and appellate procedures are handled efficiently. The Senior Litigation Paralegal will be responsible for managing extensive electronic and hard copy document collections, ensuring that all legal and factual cite checking is performed to Blue Book standards. Additionally, the paralegal will assist with witness preparation and trial preparation, attending trials and arbitrations as necessary. The position also involves reviewing, organizing, and maintaining legal documents for all current cases, identifying relevant documents for production, and managing e-discovery databases. The Senior Litigation Paralegal will also be responsible for sourcing e-discovery vendors and negotiating terms and pricing, as well as managing junior paralegals and their workflow.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of a litigation case including litigation motion practice, discovery, arbitration, trial, and appellate procedures
• Manage very large electronic and hard copy documents collections
• Legal and factual cite checking including editing a brief to Blue Book standards
• Assist with witness preparation, arbitration, mediation and trial preparation
• Attend and assist at trials and arbitrations
• Review, organize, and maintain legal documents/briefs/pleadings for all current cases
• Identify sources of potentially relevant documents for production
• Review records in response to subpoenas or discovery requests and ensure responsive records are properly served and privileged records are properly withheld, and privilege logs are served
• Manage and organize e-discovery databases and ensure support staff is able to perform complex searches and review documentation in various e-discovery platforms
• Source e-discovery vendors when required and negotiate terms/pricing
• Manage junior paralegal(s), their schedules and workflow as well as administrative responsibilities of same

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree needed; Paralegal Certificate a plus
• 5+ years of experience as a Litigation Paralegal
• Experience in a relevant area of litigation (Commercial, construction, transportation, aviation, etc.)
• Experience with construction litigation preferred but not necessary
• Proficiency in e-Discovery/ESI software and processes
• Trial experience highly preferred
• Knowledge of filing/e-filing procedures for various jurisdictions
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, ShareFile, iManage, Perfectlaw

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) plan