Litigation Paralegal: Discovery, Case Prep & Trials Support

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 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.

The duties include reviewing and summarizing records, preparing deposition materials, drafting discovery, and managing case chronologies and document productions. Candidates should have 5+ years of business litigation experience and a college degree or paralegal certificate.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in the area of business litigation.
• Must have strong communication skills and be highly organized.
• Experience with discovery and reviewing court dockets is required.

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 lawDraft 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

Skills

5+ years litigation experience

Strong verbal and written comms

Highly organized

Ability to multitask

Education

College degree or ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Job description

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 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.

The duties include reviewing and summarizing records, preparing deposition materials, drafting discovery, and managing case chronologies and document productions. Candidates should have 5+ years of business litigation experience and a college degree or paralegal certificate.