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Base Pay Range
$70,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr Responsibilities
Case File Management: Organize and maintain all physical and electronic case files, ensuring documents are accurately filed, indexed, and easily retrievable. This often involves using e-discovery and document management software. Calendaring and Deadlines: Monitor and manage the litigation calendar, tracking and ensuring compliance with all court-imposed deadlines for pleadings, discovery, motions, and hearings. Liaison: Act as a key point of contact between in-house attorneys, outside counsel, opposing counsel, clients, expert witnesses, and court personnel. Legal Research: Conduct legal research on statutes, case law, regulations, and legal articles using tools like Westlaw or LexisNexis to support legal arguments and strategy. Fact Gathering: Investigate case facts, interview clients, and locate and interview internal or external witnesses. Discovery Preparation: Draft, review, and prepare responses to various discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admission. Document Review: Assist with the process of e-discovery, reviewing large volumes of documents for relevance, privilege, and responsiveness to discovery requests. Deposition Support: Prepare notices of depositions, organize exhibits, and summarize deposition transcripts. Drafting Documents: Draft routine legal documents for attorney review, such as pleadings (complaints, answers), subpoenas, affidavits, motions, and legal correspondence. Filing: Prepare and file legal documents with various state and federal courts, ensuring strict adherence to court rules and procedures (e-filing experience is often required). Trial Preparation: Prepare and organize all materials for trial, including witness and exhibit lists, trial binders, demonstrative aids, and exhibits. Trial Attendance: Provide assistance to attorneys in the courtroom or at arbitrations/mediations, managing documents and exhibits, and taking notes. Post-Trial: Assist with filing post-trial motions and closing out case files, including ensuring documents are properly archived. Qualifications
Education: An Associate's or Bachelor's degree, often in paralegal studies or a related field. Certification: An ABA-approved paralegal certificate is often preferred or required. Experience: Previous experience as a paralegal, specifically in commercial litigation or general litigation, is typically required, with a focus on complex business disputes being highly valued. Core Competencies: Attention to Detail, Organizational Skills, Communication, Technical Proficiency, Legal Knowledge. Benefits
Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k)
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$70,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr Responsibilities
Case File Management: Organize and maintain all physical and electronic case files, ensuring documents are accurately filed, indexed, and easily retrievable. This often involves using e-discovery and document management software. Calendaring and Deadlines: Monitor and manage the litigation calendar, tracking and ensuring compliance with all court-imposed deadlines for pleadings, discovery, motions, and hearings. Liaison: Act as a key point of contact between in-house attorneys, outside counsel, opposing counsel, clients, expert witnesses, and court personnel. Legal Research: Conduct legal research on statutes, case law, regulations, and legal articles using tools like Westlaw or LexisNexis to support legal arguments and strategy. Fact Gathering: Investigate case facts, interview clients, and locate and interview internal or external witnesses. Discovery Preparation: Draft, review, and prepare responses to various discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admission. Document Review: Assist with the process of e-discovery, reviewing large volumes of documents for relevance, privilege, and responsiveness to discovery requests. Deposition Support: Prepare notices of depositions, organize exhibits, and summarize deposition transcripts. Drafting Documents: Draft routine legal documents for attorney review, such as pleadings (complaints, answers), subpoenas, affidavits, motions, and legal correspondence. Filing: Prepare and file legal documents with various state and federal courts, ensuring strict adherence to court rules and procedures (e-filing experience is often required). Trial Preparation: Prepare and organize all materials for trial, including witness and exhibit lists, trial binders, demonstrative aids, and exhibits. Trial Attendance: Provide assistance to attorneys in the courtroom or at arbitrations/mediations, managing documents and exhibits, and taking notes. Post-Trial: Assist with filing post-trial motions and closing out case files, including ensuring documents are properly archived. Qualifications
Education: An Associate's or Bachelor's degree, often in paralegal studies or a related field. Certification: An ABA-approved paralegal certificate is often preferred or required. Experience: Previous experience as a paralegal, specifically in commercial litigation or general litigation, is typically required, with a focus on complex business disputes being highly valued. Core Competencies: Attention to Detail, Organizational Skills, Communication, Technical Proficiency, Legal Knowledge. Benefits
Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k)
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