Litigation Paralegal

Dinsmore; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dinsmore is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys in our Litigation practice group. The location preference is Pittsburgh, PA, but we will consider qualified applicants at other office locations.

Responsibilities include reviewing medical records, preparing deposition notices, managing case chronologies, drafting discovery, and assisting with motions and document productions. Candidate should have strong discovery knowledge, be highly organized, and able to manage large caseloads.

Qualifikationen

• Discovery knowledge required.
• Strong knowledge of reviewing court dockets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Review and summarize medical records and deposition transcripts.
• Prepare notices of depositions and deposition exhibits.
• Communicate with experts and clients.
• Create and maintain case chronologies.
• Draft discovery requests and responses.
• Assist in the draft of motions, responses, and exhibits.
• Review and organize document productions and apply redactions.
• Organize and manage document productions.
• Maintain internal active case lists with deadlines.
• Assist in case law research.
• Draft client update reports.
• Coordinate with Project Assistant and staff to fulfill production needs.
• Ability to multi-task and manage a large caseload, with overtime as needed.

Kenntnisse

Discovery

Dockets review

Communication

Organization

Tech skills

Trial experience

Caseload management

Ausbildung

College degree

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Experience equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Dinsmore is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys in our Litigation practice group. While the location preference is Pittsburgh, PA, we will consider qualified applicants at other office locations.

Responsibilities

• Review and summarize medical records and deposition transcripts
• Prepare notices of depositions and deposition exhibits
• Communicate with experts and clients
• Create and maintain case chronologies
• Draft discovery requests and discovery responses
• Assist in the draft of motions, responses, replies, and exhibits
• Review and organize document productions for responsiveness, applying necessary redactions, and finalizing for production
• Organize and manage document productions
• Organize and maintain internal active case lists with applicable deadlines to the client, opposing counsel, and the court
• Assist in the research of case law
• Draft client update reports
• Ability to work with Project Assistant, Clerks, and other staff to fulfill production needs
• Ability to multi-task, carry a large caseload, and work overtime as needed
• Other duties as requested

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in the area of business litigation with A college degree, ABA-approved paralegal certificate, or experience equivalent
• Strong knowledge and experience with discovery is a must, as well as Knowledge accessing and reviewing court dockets.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Be highly organized
• Have strong technical and database skills and
• Possess pre-trial and trial experience