General Litigation Paralegal
Job Description
Rapidly expanding civil litigation law firm is looking to add some full time General Litigation Paralegal to the team in their flagship office (Downtown Manhattan) NY office. The ideal candidate will be proactive and have prior experience in general liability. Knowledge of federal and state statutes, rules, and procedures is required. Must have excellent organizational, scheduling and calendaring skills. The ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment is also required.
Salary: $65,000-$80,000 plus excellent benefits, bonus and career development opportunities.
Hybrid schedule post training.
Primary duties include:
- Drafting legal memoranda including pleadings, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, correspondence and discovery motions
- Organize, chart and process incoming records and invoices
- Follow up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail and regular mail
- Prepare answers and correspondence
- Manage a large caseload and working with multiple attorneys
- Review documents for relevance and privilege in preparation for disclosure
- Conduct case law research using Lexis and public access websites to assist with strategies for defense
- Assist with preparing attorneys for mediation and trial
- Retrieve documents from and save to document management system
Requirements:
- Experience with NY courts including e-filing
- 2+ years as a litigation paralegal
- Billing experience (must know how to bill or higher exp level)
- Experience in drafting legal documents
- Proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office applications especially Outlook and Word
- Must have ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Familiarity with the Aderant Total Office (ATO)
- Familiarity with Lexis Advance