Litigation Paralegal

This is a hybrid position in a midtown NYC office 3 days a week.

Finance & Banking Litigation Paralegal Responsibilities:

• Drafting forms, letters, or other legal documents
• Demonstrating effective verbal and written communication with clients, outside vendors, and other parties
• Create and maintain, or oversee maintenance of files, documents, and data
• Prepare and edit a range of written materials, including correspondence, memoranda, drafts of legal documents, and factual analyses
• Proofread and redline documents
• Support litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory examinations and investigations; compile, review, and organize information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence; conduct routine legal and factual investigations, factual research, and data/document collections
• Act as point person for internal and external contacts with little supervision; projects a highly professional image that creates a positive first impression for clients and other third parties
• Assumes responsibility to ensure deadlines and commitments are met; confirms that materials requested from others are received and requested actions are completed on time
• Organizes and prioritizes large volumes of highly confidential information, correspondence, memos, e-mails, phone calls, etc.
• Work closely with the attorneys in the Banking and Financial Services practice group on matters related to, and on behalf of, Banking and Financial Services clients
• Conduct legal research on laws, regulations (federal and state) and cases affecting the banking and financial services industry
• Draft memoranda, summaries of legal research and issues, responses to client correspondence, and such other documents as necessary
• Assist in the collection, organization and maintenance of legal documents
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, and co-counsel to maintain efficient case flow
• Prepare and file court documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery requests in state and federal courts and arbitration forums
• Manage multiple cases from start through resolution
• Perform complex fact research and analysis; retrieve and review documents from clients, other parties, and outside sources such as the Internet, public agencies, courts or libraries, and case, statutory and/or regulatory law; prepare memoranda or summaries documenting research
• Proofread legal memoranda to identify and correct typographical and grammatical errors; check all citations to legal authorities and to the evidence for accuracy of citations and forms of citation consistent with The Bluebook and/or specific court requirements; verify history of cited cases
• Extensive document management, including gathering, indexing, reviewing, analyzing and producing documents and data in various electronic formats
• Review and analyze case documents for production, including privilege review and preparation of privilege logs, exhibit lists and production logs
• Review and code electronic e-mails and case documents in Relativity
• Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions and regulatory testimony, mediations, briefs and trial preparation: assist with pretrial documents (deposition designations, exhibit and witness list, organize exhibits, files and other supporting documents
• Assist during trials, court proceedings, and arbitration: manage exhibits, coordinating witnesses, in addition to assisting with case presentation during trial and any other duties associated with trial
• Proactively serve as the focal point for litigation team communications and centralized repository for information on project assignments and status
• Draft and issue subpoenas for records depositions, witness depositions and attendance at trial
• Oversee creation, indexing, and continued maintenance of complex case files and document collections

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and completion of paralegal program of study
• 5 years of paralegal experience, in particular working in a banking and finance practice; litigation experience a plus
• Litigation and trial experience preferred
• Highly developed skills in time and task management
• Highly developed attention to detail in striving for perfection in the firm’s work product and client service
• Experience with written communications that are concise and accurate
• Experience communicating with clients and vendors
• Exhibit confidence and professional verbal communication skills
• Advanced proficiency in using all Microsoft Office computerized business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) for the creation and editing of complex documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail
• Proficiency in using computerized legal research and document retention databases, like LexisNexis and Westlaw for performance of legal and fact research
• Proficiency in eDiscovery platforms, i.e., Relativity, for effective management of complex evidence and case files
• Proficiency in utilizing trial presentation software such as Trial Director or OnCue a plus
• Proficiency in using Document Management Systems, expense and billing systems also a plus