Litigation Paralegal

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP; Reno (NV); Remote; USD 52,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

PTO

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal for its Reno office. The firm is open to fully remote candidates, with a preference for those near Reno.

Qualified candidates will have paralegal experience in a large firm setting and a solid background in Civil Commercial Litigation. The role requires paralegal certification or degree, familiarity with court procedures, and proficiency in document management, eDiscovery, and office software.

Qualifications

• Paralegal degree or certificate is required.
• Experience in Civil Commercial Litigation.
• Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
• Familiarity with Nevada State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; eFiling experience for state and federal jurisdictions is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Communicate professionally and efficiently with clients, attorneys, paralegals, and staff.
• Provide support to attorneys with drafting pleadings, eFiling, legal research, document review/analysis, and hearing/deposition preparation.
• Review and organize client documents from production to discovery.
• Assist with pleadings, discovery requests/responses.
• Maintain files, calendars, and prepare expense reports; coordinate meetings.

Skills

Litigation support

Case management

Legal research

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Education

Paralegal degree or certificate

Tools

Summation Pro

Relativity

eDiscovery software

Job description

Overview

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 States, has an immediate opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in its Reno office. While this position is associated with the firm’s Reno office, the firm is open to candidates who are fully remote, with a preference for candidates based in or near Reno. Qualified candidates must have paralegal experience, preferably in a large law firm setting. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications:

• Paralegal degree or certificate required.
• Prior experience in Civil Commercial Litigation.
• Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
• Familiarity with Nevada State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Experience in court efiling for both state (eFile Nevada) and federal jurisdictions.
• Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient, with a high level of professionalism.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Experience drafting and organizing discovery – both written discovery and document production.
• Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable eDiscovery litigation support software is a plus.
• Experience with ESI (Electronically Stored Information) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.
• Provide support to attorneys with drafting pleadings, efiling, conducting factual and legal research, document review/analysis, preparing productions, and preparing for hearings, depositions and mediations.
• Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
• Assist with preparing pleadings, discovery requests and responses.
• Provide general office support, maintain and organize files, scan/copy documents, maintain calendars, prepare expense reports, and coordinate internal/external meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

The firm offers a friendly, business casual environment with competitive compensation and a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave and Life Insurance.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.

No recruiter emails or telephone calls.