Commercial Litigation Paralegal

Stearnsweaver; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stearns Weaver Miller, a full‑service commercial law firm, seeks a full-time Commercial Litigation Paralegal for its Downtown Miami office. You will support multiple attorneys through all litigation stages, including depositions, discovery, and trial preparation.

Qualified candidates have 5+ years in commercial litigation and strong knowledge of federal/state rules, plus proficient MS Office and eDiscovery experience; a Bachelor’s degree or ABA Paralegal certificate is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or ABA approved paralegal certificate.
• 5+ years of experience as a commercial litigation paralegal.
• Familiarity with federal/state rules and procedures.
• Proficient in MS Office; experience with eDiscovery tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys in depositions, hearings, and mediations.
• Support pretrial, trial, and arbitration activities.
• Manage document production, reviews, redactions, and privilege logs.
• Organize databases, run searches, and prepare charts/summaries.
• Draft discovery responses and track discovery; prepare timelines.

Skills

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate

Tools

MS Office

FileSite

eDiscovery

Relativity

Job description

Stearns Weaver Miller, a full-service commercial law firm serving clients throughout Florida is seeking a full-time Commercial Litigation Paralegal for its Downtown Miami office. In this role, the paralegal will work with multiple attorneys providing a full range of litigation support from onset through post-trial including, but not limited to the following:

Responsibilities:

• Assist attorneys in preparing for depositions, hearings, and mediations, and attend same
• Assist with all aspects of pretrial, trial, and arbitration, including:
  • Preparation of expert witness disclosures, deposition designations, exhibits, exhibit and witness lists, trial notebooks, and witness files
• Manage document production process - hard copy and electronic, including:
  • Developing search terms, preparing collection and production protocols, collection, and coordinating and preparing instructions for processing
  • Review for responsiveness, privilege, and confidentiality, redacting, preparation of privilege logs, and review and track productions and subpoena responses
• Organize and maintain databases, create and run searches, and review documents
• Assist attorneys with drafting discovery and responses, track discovery, and review and prepare charts and summaries of objections and responses
• Factual research, and compile information and prepare charts, graphs, and other summaries to detail findings; create chronologies and/or timelines of key events
• Cite-checking
• Summarize deposition and trial transcripts
• Proactively and independently anticipate and attend to case needs and coordinate workflow with attorneys

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience as a Commercial Litigation Paralegal in a law firm environment
• Knowledgeable of Federal and State rules and procedures
• Proficient in current versions of MS Office applications; knowledge of FileSite is a plus
• Experience with eDiscovery and document review platforms (e.g., Relativity)
• Ability to work on multiple matters simultaneously in an organized manner
• Welcomes learning new technology and skills
• Must have strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills (ability to communicate effectively, listen, and be dependable)
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment but can also work independently
• Demonstrates accuracy, is analytical and detail oriented
• Flexibility to work overtime as needed; may include weekends

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate

Stearns Weaver Miller is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, citizenship, ancestry, pregnancy, familial status, actual or perceived status as a Victim of domestic violence, dating violence or stalking or any other legally protected status entitled to protection under federal, state, or local anti‑discrimination laws.