Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Boutique law firm specializing in class actions seeking experienced litigation paralegal.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare pleadings and other legal documents, including state, federal, and appellate pleadings, cite-check, apply Blue Book rules, format and proof.
• Assist in the preparation of exhibits.
• Gather facts, documents, and evidence to assist in the initiation of legal action or motion practice.
• Assist with discovery requests and responses; conduct document searches; organize documents and coordinate document productions, including bates-stamping, redaction, production logs, and e-discovery.
• Work with clients and class members to gather and convey information.
• Perform administrative functions such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in document management system; perform word processing functions, perform filing, efiling, service and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence and courtesy copies, calendar deadlines.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with minimum 3 years experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Understands complex legal concepts and terminology.
• In-depth knowledge of Federal court rules and procedures, and the skills to find and understand those in other jurisdictions.
• Significant experience with Federal ECF efiling systems, and the ability to learn efiling systems in other jurisdictions.
• Experience with E-Discovery and Legal Files software
• Significant experience with cite-checking and proofing pleadings.
• Ability to perform legal research using LexisNexis or Westlaw.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, planning, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity

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