Litigation Paralegal

A top international law firm is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to work closely with their Litigation, Arbitration and Finance practice groups.

Key Responsibilities:

There is a lot of variety within the role, but principle responsibilities will include the following:

• Assisting attorneys in all phases of litigation and arbitration including motion practice, discovery, appeals, trial, hearings and post-trial and hearings.

• Must be well versed in appellate, federal and state court procedure and filing requirements, to include experience with e-filing on PACER, NYSCEF and other state courts. Knowledge of ICC, ICSID, and American Arbitration Association filings are a plus.

• Familiarity with pulling dockets and documents from PACER, NYSCEF and other Court websites.

• Maintain litigation calendar for litigation and arbitration practices.

• Organize and maintain electronic versions of pleadings and correspondence files on firm’s document management program.

• Provide internet research including pulling cases from Lexis and Westlaw, as needed, along with conducting research and analysing various law sources.

• Assist with the general aspects of document productions (redacting, Bates stamping and indexing documents).

• Assist attorneys with preparation of motions such as preparing Affirmations, Declarations and exhibits for court filings.

• Cite Check, Blue Book, and proofread pleadings, briefs and other litigation and arbitration documents as required.

• Prepare and review Table of Authorities in briefs.

• Drafting of routine court documents such as Notices of Appearances, Pro Hac Vice Motions, Notices of Motions, Subpoenas, Stipulations and other general court documents.

• Assist with preparing production and witness documents for depositions such as gathering and managing materials relevant to the deponent and prepare exhibits.

• Organize and prepare trial witness files and trial notebooks. Create and maintain hearing exhibits and assist with preparation of pre and post-trial briefs.

• Create and maintain trial exhibits and deposition designation databases; assist with preparation of pre- and post-trial briefs.

• Conduct due diligence, litigation and bankruptcy searches.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned and assist attorneys when needed.

Skills / Experience:

• At least 7- 10 years of experience as a paralegal.
• BS/BA from an accredited college or university is strongly preferred and paralegal certificate preferred.
• Superior working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of the CPLR and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Flexibility for overtime.
• Experience handling multiple attorneys with full caseloads.
• Exercise good judgment and follow through on assigned tasks.
• Familiarity with Westlaw, Lexis and litigation support programs.
• Familiarity with IManage, Worksite, Filesite or Desksite or a comparable document management program.
• Familiarity with Relativity.
• Familiarity with Drafting Assistant.
• Familiarity with billing software.