Litigation Paralegal

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Litigation Paralegal

The candidate will manage e-discovery, redaction, duplicating and indexing documents. Prepare chronologies of facts and production charts, perform searches and cull relevant information, organize pleadings, exhibits and appendices for filings, organize relevant documents for attorney review for witness interviews and depositions, and assist attorneys in trial preparation. Demonstrate basic strategic thinking and initiative with case assignments. Keep abreast of developments, procedures and rules in the forums where the office practices. Conduct periodic review of federal/state court websites and distribute special notices posted by the courts to attorneys and secretaries. Prepare initial drafts and assist with preparation of various pleadings and discovery documents in federal/state courts and administrative agency matters. Assist with preparation of federal/state court and administrative agency electronic filings as needed. Prepare litigation hold notices. Distribute weekly state court short calendar notification to affected attorneys and assistants. Analyze, review and organize documents and data from materials produced during discovery; and, prepare/coordinate document production and responses to discovery requests. Prepare deposition and record subpoenas according to state and federal regulations; coordinate production of third-party records and summarize as needed; prepare deposition outlines and summaries. Prepare case chronologies. Analyze and review privileged documents/preparation of privilege log. Trial and arbitration preparation; preparation and management of trial exhibits and other trial related assistance. Conduct legal research, including but not limited to, Lexis and Pacer research. Prepare Tables of Authorities. Cite-check and shepardize case law. Liaison with courts and litigation vendors, including process servers and couriers. Prepare responses to audit requests. Proofread documents. Address client case status inquiries and budget requests. Witness interviews and preparation of interview summaries. Maintenance of office litigation success listing. Electronic filing in document management system. Manage library filing. Perform other paralegal duties as assigned. Associate’s Degree is required. Bachelor's Degree is preferred. Should have 3+ years of recent litigation experience is a plus, preferably in employment law. Paralegal degree or related certificate is required. ABA Paralegal Certificate highly preferred. Experience with class-actions, and wage and hour productions is a plus.

Additional Information

Job requisition ID: R389-2022

Company info

Jackson Lewis P.C.
90 State House Square 8th Floor
Hartford
Connecticut
United States 06103-3708
Website : http://www.jacksonlewis.com/