Responsibilities for Administrative Work:
- Operates standard office equipment, including a personal computer, copiers and scanners.
- Prepares error-free correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents from written and oral drafts; drafts correspondence and other documents required by or related to the litigation process, other client matters, or any other attorney-requested item; understands specialty areas of practice (Employment Litigation) and can attach appropriate enclosures for specialty area without the need for supervision.
- Reviews completed documents thoroughly to check for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting.
- Maintains client sharepoint site and ensures compliance with client’s internal procedures.
- Maintains exceptional public relations with clients, potential clients, and attorneys and staff from other firm offices; observes confidentiality of attorney-client relationship.
- Inputs time and billing purposes on a daily basis.
- Assists attorneys in any other work-related ways that allows attorneys to concentrate on client matters and client development, including anticipating those needs.
Responsibilities for Paralegal Work:
- Organize documents and coordinate document productions.
- Conduct various document searches and factual research.
- Prepare witness and matter materials for case preparation.
- Prepare materials for depositions.
- Prepare Discovery Pleadings, Requests & Responses.
- Prepare Pleadings and Court filings.
- Act as liaison among various internal departments, client departments and outside agencies.
- Request/collect documents for case defense and in preparation of discovery.
- Maintenance of and ownership over litigation dockets.
- Prepare for and attend trials.
Skills Required:
- Must have general understanding of federal and state court rules, forms, processes, and procedures relating to discovery.
- Must possess excellent research skills, including knowledge of electronic search technology and litigation databases.
- Must be extremely detail-oriented and capable of consistently producing error-free work product for exacting attorneys.
- At least three years of experience as a civil litigation paralegal in a mid-size or large law firm.
- Must have strong communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills and be a “self-starter.”
- Experience with employment law firm a plus.
- Exceptional customer service skills to anticipate and satisfy attorney’s administrative needs.
- Need to be available and able to work overtime as required.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in a law firm setting in all primary job functions described above. Additionally, the Paralegal will demonstrate the following competencies:
- Excellent customer service attitude and demeanor.
- Concise and accurate verbal and written communication skills.
- Flexibility with work hours and the willingness to pitch in and multi-task wherever and whenever needed.
- Demonstrated project management skills including the ability to show initiative in problem solving when issues arise that need solutions.
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage assignments autonomously.
- Strong clerical skills including a thorough understanding of and proficiency in Microsoft Office, iManage (or equivalent document management program),
- Relativity, Westlaw and LexMachina.
- Technically proficient