Paralegal - Complex Litigation

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE: Paralegal – Litigation

POSTION: Full Time

LOCATION: Pine Brook, NJ

Job Summary:

Firm X is preparing for around 20 individual trials, all in the Life Sciences “DIR” arena (medicare reimbursement issues). These trials are back-to-back. They need someone experience, fast, effective, efficient and who learns quickly.

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicate timely, effectively, and professionally with court personnel, opposing counsel, co-workers, and others
• Document management using NetDocuments
• Manage outside vendors
• Draft pleadings and discovery
• File pleadings with the court (including e-Filing)
• Legal research
• Investigative research
• Analyze data and prepare summary charts
• Keep track of case deadlines
• Work with electronically stored information (ESI)
• Document organization
• Summarize transcripts
• Prepare trial exhibit lists and trial notebooks
• Prepare deposition exhibit lists and deposition notebooks
• Track exhibits and other evidence during a trial
• Enter billable time into Center base software

Requirements:

• 4+ years' experience as a litigation paralegal in a private law firm
• A background in complex commercial litigation would be helpful.
• Complex litigation experience
• Completion of an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program OR a college degree in paralegal studies; will consider equivalent work experience in lieu
• Strong litigation background and skills, including trial preparation
• Competency on NetDocuments (or other document manager), MS Office, Adobe PDF
• Experience with class actions a plus
• Healthcare experience a plus