Litigation Paralegal

4 days ago

New York, United States Taylor Root Full time

This is a hybrid position in a midtown NYC office 3 days a week.


Finance & Banking Litigation Paralegal Responsibilities:


  • Drafting forms, letters, or other legal documents
  • Demonstrating effective verbal and written communication with clients, outside vendors, and other parties
  • Create and maintain, or oversee maintenance of files, documents, and data
  • Prepare and edit a range of written materials, including correspondence, memoranda, drafts of legal documents, and factual analyses
  • Proofread and redline documents
  • Support litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory examinations and investigations; compile, review, and organize information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence; conduct routine legal and factual investigations, factual research, and data/document collections
  • Act as point person for internal and external contacts with little supervision; projects a highly professional image that creates a positive first impression for clients and other third parties
  • Assumes responsibility to ensure deadlines and commitments are met; confirms that materials requested from others are received and requested actions are completed on time
  • Organizes and prioritizes large volumes of highly confidential information, correspondence, memos, e-mails, phone calls, etc.
  • Work closely with the attorneys in the Banking and Financial Services practice group on matters related to, and on behalf of, Banking and Financial Services clients
  • Conduct legal research on laws, regulations (federal and state) and cases affecting the banking and financial services industry
  • Draft memoranda, summaries of legal research and issues, responses to client correspondence, and such other documents as necessary
  • Assist in the collection, organization and maintenance of legal documents
  • Coordinate with attorneys, clients, and co-counsel to maintain efficient case flow
  • Prepare and file court documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery requests in state and federal courts and arbitration forums
  • Manage multiple cases from start through resolution
  • Perform complex fact research and analysis; retrieve and review documents from clients, other parties, and outside sources such as the Internet, public agencies, courts or libraries, and case, statutory and/or regulatory law; prepare memoranda or summaries documenting research
  • Proofread legal memoranda to identify and correct typographical and grammatical errors; check all citations to legal authorities and to the evidence for accuracy of citations and forms of citation consistent with The Bluebook and/or specific court requirements; verify history of cited cases
  • Extensive document management, including gathering, indexing, reviewing, analyzing and producing documents and data in various electronic formats
  • Review and analyze case documents for production, including privilege review and preparation of privilege logs, exhibit lists and production logs
  • Review and code electronic e-mails and case documents in Relativity
  • Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions and regulatory testimony, mediations, briefs and trial preparation: assist with pretrial documents (deposition designations, exhibit and witness list, organize exhibits, files and other supporting documents
  • Assist during trials, court proceedings, and arbitration: manage exhibits, coordinating witnesses, in addition to assisting with case presentation during trial and any other duties associated with trial
  • Proactively serve as the focal point for litigation team communications and centralized repository for information on project assignments and status
  • Draft and issue subpoenas for records depositions, witness depositions and attendance at trial
  • Oversee creation, indexing, and continued maintenance of complex case files and document collections


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and completion of paralegal program of study
  • 5+ years of paralegal experience, in particular working in a banking and finance practice; litigation experience a plus
  • Litigation and trial experience preferred
  • Highly developed skills in time and task management
  • Highly developed attention to detail in striving for perfection in the firm’s work product and client service
  • Experience with written communications that are concise and accurate
  • Experience communicating with clients and vendors
  • Exhibit confidence and professional verbal communication skills
  • Advanced proficiency in using all Microsoft Office computerized business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) for the creation and editing of complex documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail
  • Proficiency in using computerized legal research and document retention databases, like LexisNexis and Westlaw for performance of legal and fact research
  • Proficiency in eDiscovery platforms, i.e., Relativity, for effective management of complex evidence and case files
  • Proficiency in utilizing trial presentation software such as Trial Director or OnCue a plus
  • Proficiency in using Document Management Systems, expense and billing systems also a plus

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