Finance Litigation Paralegal

Plona Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic legal practice is seeking a Litigation Paralegal in New York. This role involves managing legal filings across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with legal standards, and assisting in trial preparations. The ideal candidate will have a Paralegal Certificate, 5 years of experience, and proficiency in legal research tools and document management systems. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5 years of legal experience required.
• Familiarity with New York real property law preferred.
• Ability to perform legal research and analyze documents critically.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate legal filings in various courts.
• Ensure compliance with jurisdictional rules and judge-specific procedures.
• Liaise with relevant parties to meet procedural requirements.

Skills

Electronic filing systems

Document management software

Microsoft Office Suite

Legal research platforms

Education

Paralegal Certificate or related degree

Tools

Kofax

iManage

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Location: New York, NY

Salary: $100,000 - $125,000 + OT and Bonus

Onsite Logistics:

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate filings and procedural processes in state, federal, appellate, and ADR forums, including both electronic and in-person submissions.
• Review and ensure legal filings comply with jurisdictional rules, judge-specific procedures, and venue practices across multiple court systems.
• Liaise with courts, filing services, and local counsel to meet procedural and scheduling requirements.
• Stay current on procedural updates and judges’ rules and disseminate relevant information.
• Conduct docket searches and retrieve necessary legal documents from court repositories and databases.
• Execute rules-based calendaring and support court & calendar functions to ensure deadline compliance across jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with the docketing team to generate reports and track filings, court dates, and procedural deadlines.
• Knowledge of New York real property law, including familiarity with relevant statutes, case law, and common legal instruments (e.g., deeds, leases, mortgages)
• Perform legal research and factual investigations; analyze and proofread documents to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Verify the accuracy of legal citations using Bluebook, local standards, cite-checking, and Shepardizing techniques.
• Draft and review tables of contents and authorities (TOC/TOA) and prepare document indexes for court and ADR submissions.
• Review, organize, redact, bates-stamp, and index documents for e-discovery; prepare privilege logs and production matrixes.
• Assemble deposition, hearing, and trial binders with labeled and indexed supporting materials.
• Support trial preparation by organizing trial exhibits, motions, evidence, and witness materials.
• Coordinate logistics for trial schedules including court reporters, witness appearances, and delivery of trial materials.
• Help develop and maintain standard operating procedures related to calendaring, filings, and cross-jurisdictional litigation support.

Qualifications:

• Electronic filing systems (NYSCEF, CM/ECF, PACER), document management software, and legal research platforms
• Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Kofax
• iManage
• Paralegal Certificate or related degree preferred
• 5 Years Experience

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal, Writing/Editing, and Administrative

• Industries

  Law Practice, Courts of Law, and Legal Services

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