Commercial Litigation Paralegal
4 years ago
Hackensack
Job Description POSITION: COMMERCIAL LITIGATION PARALEGALLOCATION: NEW JERSEY OFFICE Prominent mid-Atlantic law firm with multiple regional office locations seeks a Litigation Paralegal for their New Jersey Office. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assisting lawyers in all aspects of the Litigation Department’s caseloads, including:, • organization and maintenance of court materials, • drafting and filing pleadings, motions, and other court documents, • preparation of correspondence, memoranda, discovery, and other communications with minimal supervision, • management of docket, matter dates, and deadlines, • deposition digesting and preparation, • coordination of deposition, hearing, motion and trial preparation., • Assist with and coordinate paper and electronic discovery process, including:, • identifying potentially relevant electronically stored information (“ESI”), • draft and issue legal hold notices, • coordinate with clients to identify, preserve, and collect relevant sources of ESI and paper discovery, • assist with processing, reviewing, and coding ESI. REQUIREMENTS:, • Five (5+) years of law firm Commercial litigation paralegal experience., • Knowledge of and ability to electronically file (CM/ECF) pleadings required., • highly organized and possess the ability to prioritize, be a team player, and have excellent written and verbal skills., • College degree and/or paralegal certificate required., • Strong working knowledge of MSOffice (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Relativity, and Concordance required., • Knowledge of I Manage a plus.
