Litigation Paralegal
Core
Supports attorneys handling complex civil litigation in state, federal, and administrative venues, focusing on employment and labor law matters.
Role type
Litigation Paralegal
Builds
Civil litigation case files, pleadings, discovery documents, and trial exhibits for employers.
Domain
Legal services / Labor and Employment Law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Civil litigation case management, drafting pleadings, preparing discovery documents and requests, creating case chronologies, coordinating e-discovery productions, preparing deposition documents and subpoenas, organizing trial exhibits, legal research, background and social media searches
Preferred skills
Employment law background, insurance carrier guidelines knowledge, Intapp timekeeping software, NetDocuments document management, Relativity e-discovery platform, trial/mediation/arbitration preparation, class actions, wage and hour matters
Technologies
Relativity, Lexis, PACER, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Intapp, NetDocuments
Responsibilities
Manage all aspects of civil litigation cases including tracking progress and deadlines; Draft initial versions of pleadings; Prepare initial discovery documents and requests; Create detailed chronologies and timelines; Collaborate with attorneys and clients to gather materials for discovery and motions; Identify, organize, and prepare documents for production including Bates numbering and redactions; Coordinate with e-discovery teams; Assist in witness interviews and prepare summaries; Prepare deposition documents and subpoenas; Support trial and arbitration preparation; Conduct cite-checking, Shepardizing, and legal research; Perform background and social media searches
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC