Litigation Paralegal

Wiggin and Dana LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiggin and Dana LLP in New York is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal to support document management, discovery, and court filings. You will prepare subpoenas, track deadlines, and coordinate with clients, witnesses, and vendors.

The role requires 5–8 years of paralegal experience, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, strong writing and organizational skills, and proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and legal databases (Westlaw, LEXIS, Relativity). Office presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 5–8 years of litigation paralegal experience.
• Experience with e-filing and litigation-support platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure documents comply with court formatting standards and filing rules.
• Prepare, serve, track, and follow up on subpoenas; interact with third parties.
• Assist with discovery, including drafting requests and responses, and organize productions.
• Conduct factual and legal research and summarize findings for attorney review.
• Draft and proofread pleadings, correspondence, and other materials.
• Maintain case files, calendars, and tracking systems for deadlines.
• Support motion practice, depositions, and trials with exhibits and logistics.
• Communicate professionally with clients, witnesses, courts, and vendors.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Time management

Independent & collaborative

Legal terminology knowledge

Research skills

MS Office proficiency

Legal research platforms (Westlaw/LEXi

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

NetDocuments

Westlaw

LEXIS

Relativity

PDF software

Job description

Job Duties

• Ensure all documents comply with court formatting standards and local filing rules and file documents with appropriate courts in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prepare, serve, track, and follow up on subpoenas; communicate with providers, record custodians, vendors, and other third parties to obtain records and monitor compliance.
• Assist with discovery, including drafting requests and responses, organizing productions, maintaining document indexes, and supporting electronic document review.
• Conduct factual and legal research and summarize findings for attorney review.
• Draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, discovery materials, chronologies, damages summaries, and other litigation documents.
• Review records, bills, case files, and other evidence, and prepare organized case-reference materials.
• Maintain litigation calendars and tracking systems for court dates, discovery deadlines, depositions, and internal milestones.
• Support motion practice, depositions, hearings, and trials by preparing exhibits, witness materials, trial binders, questionnaires, PowerPoint presentations, and related logistics.
• Communicate professionally with clients, witnesses, courts, vendors, and outside counsel, and maintain organized physical and electronic case files and databases.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

Experience: 5-8 years of litigation paralegal experience.

Knowledge/Skills and Abilities

To succeed in this role, an individual will need a robust set of skills and qualifications, including:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently and collaboratively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of legal terminology, litigation procedures, court rules, and common legal-document formats.
• Ability to conduct legal and factual research and prepare concise summaries for attorney review.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and PDF software; experience with NetDocuments, Westlaw, LEXIS, or litigation-support platforms (such as Relativity) is a plus.
• Experience with electronic court filing (such as PACER and NYSCEF) is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain accurate files, records, calendars, and tracking systems.
• Professional, reliable, discreet, and collaborative demeanor, with the ability to work in the office on a daily basis as required.

Physical

• Ability to sit for extended period of time.
• Ability to keyboard for extended period of time.
• Ability to travel to event locations and other offices

Mental

• Ability to deal with stress due to workload pressures.

The target base pay range for this role in New York is $85K-$105K and is dependent on experience and other relevant factors, including geography.