Senior Paralegal

Senior Paralegal

Requirements

• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
• At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience, including 1 year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems, e.g., Relativity, Excel, JEFS/Box.com, Word, Zoom, Teams, Power Point, and social media tools
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.
• Advanced skills with Excel.
• Professional, can-do, customer-service attitude.
• Ability to travel is a must.
• Candidate must have a current and valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Performs case preparation and evaluation, legal and factual research, legal documents, trial preparation, witness interviews, and other related paralegal functions.
• Assists an attorney by reading documents aloud in a clear and distinct manner to the attorney.
• Proofreads, drafts, or revises documents; and explains and describes documents, including charts or graphs to the attorney.
• Reads and analyzes voluminous complex documents to explain relevant content to the attorney.
• Uses assistive technologies for the blind, including operating devices and Text-to Speech Reader software programs such as Job Access with Speech (JAWS) software.
• Prepares for and assists the attorney during telephone calls, meetings, depositions, trials, and court hearings.
• Travels with the attorney (as needed), arranges for associated travel needs, and may be required to drive to meetings using a government furnished vehicle if public transportation is not readily available.
• Manages the logistical aspects of a trial/hearing/deposition and relay events that would normally be picked up only visually.
• Contacts and interviews potential witnesses to gather information and assists with preparing witnesses for court appearances, depositions, etc.
• Assists the attorney during the conduct of depositions, trials, hearings, other court proceedings including managing exhibits and courtroom presentation technology and describing proceedings to the attorney.
• Conducts legal research of defined scope and complexity, referencing and citing sources, applicable precedents, transcripts, legislative history, and other relevant documents.
• Identifies inconsistencies in text (including Bluebooking for legal citations). In layout, plans spacing and indentations of charts and tables in text.
• Handles sensitive witnesses and information. Uses discretion and maintains confidentiality of information learned in the course of performing duties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Spanish Language skills preferred, but not required.
• Experience with cite checking/Bluebooking
• Trial experience