Litigation Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE: LITIGATION PARALEGAL

LOCATION: HACKENSACK, NJ

POSITION: FTE

Responsibilit ies:

Assisting lawyers in all aspects of the Litigation Department’s caseloads, including:

• the 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:

• 3+ years of law firm litigation paralegal experience.
• Knowledge of and ability to electronically file (CM/ECF) pleadings required.
• College degree and/or paralegal certificate required.
• Strong working knowledge of MSOffice (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Relativity, and Concordance required.
• Knowledge of IManage a plus.