Litigation Paralegal

Ogletree Deakins; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

401(k) matching program

Profit Sharing

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Health and Life Insurance including- D

Health Savings Account / FSA

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins, Detroit Metro office in Birmingham, MI, seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support our Labor & Employment practice. The successful candidate will investigate facts, prepare documents, assist with witness interviews, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation.

Requirements include a paralegal certification/degree and 4+ years of paralegal experience in labor/employment litigation; proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and legal research tools such as

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification/degree from an accredited college or university.
• 4+ years of paralegal experience, preferably in labor/employment litigation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and legal research/tools such as LexisNexis and Westlaw; experience with Live Note, Relativity, CaseMap, Docketing, and document management/billing systems.

Responsibilities

• Investigates facts and independently prepares documents to assist attorneys with matters
• Summarizes complex legal documents
• Organizes and indexes case files
• Determines and calendars deadlines
• Performs data compilation with minimal supervision
• Prepares reports, correspondence and declarations
• Drafts various legal documents
• Prepares affidavits and maintains document files
• Prepares for mediations and trials
• Assists attorneys at trial and with depositions
• Communicates with witnesses and experts
• Enters billing and expenses into Firm system promptly

Skills

Paralegal experience

Education

Paralegal certification/degree

Tools

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Live Note

Relativity

CaseMap

Docketing

Document Mgmt System

Expense & billing systems

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Position Summary

Our Detroit Metro office, located in Birmingham, MI, has an opportunity for an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our Labor & Employment practice. The Paralegal investigates facts, prepares documents to assist attorneys, assists with witness interviews, discovery requests and responses, document productions, litigation holds, subpoenas (responding and issuing), and deposition preparation.

Essential Functions

• Investigates facts and independently prepares documents to assist attorneys with matters
• Summarizes complex legal documents
• Organizes and indexes case files
• Determines and calendars deadlines
• Performs wide variety of data compilation with little or no supervision
• Prepares reports, correspondence, declarations and complaints
• Drafts a variety of legal documents
• Prepares affidavits or documents and maintains document file
• Prepares for mediations and trials
• Assists attorneys at trial
• Assists attorneys in preparation for depositions
• Communicates with witnesses and experts
• Enters billing and expense data into Firm system in a timely manner

Requirements

• Paralegal certification/degree from an accredited college or university
• 4+ years of paralegal experience, preferably working in a labor/employment litigation practice
• Proficient in all Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw, Live Note, Relativity, CaseMap, Docketing, Document Management System, expense and billing systems

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• a 401(k) matching program
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage
• Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses
• Tuition Reimbursement
• an Employee Assistance Program

Firm Overview

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Best Law Firms® has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 14 consecutive years. In the 2025 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 1,100 attorneys located in 60 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.