Litigation Paralegal - Discovery, eDiscovery & Trial Prep

Plona Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners in New York, NY seeks a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys through investigations, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation. The ideal candidate has significant law firm experience, exceptional organizational skills, and comfort managing large volumes of documents and discovery materials.

This on-site role at Midtown requires familiarity with Relativity, Everlaw, Opus 2 Magnum, and deposition management tools, plus strong research, writing, and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• ABA-approved paralegal certificate preferred.
• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm or specialized practice environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, research ability, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with litigation support software and document review platforms preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe, and internet-based legal/fact research tools.
• Experience with Relativity, Everlaw, Opus 2 Magnum, deposition management software, and document management systems strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with case management from initial intake through resolution.
• Participate in client and witness interviews, investigations, fact analysis, and case strategy calls as needed.
• Coordinate background searches, public records research, arbitrator searches, and biographical summaries.
• Analyze documentary evidence and prepare chronologies, timelines, and factual summaries.
• Coordinate with outside vendors, including court reporters, court personnel, litigation support vendors, and eDiscovery providers.
• Assist with proofreading, cite checking, fact checking, case law retrieval, Shepardizing, and citation verification.
• Research local court rules, filing requirements, and procedural guidelines.
• Manage and organize large volumes of documents, including client document collections.
• Perform complex searches and manage discovery matters in Relativity and other web-based review platforms.
• Collaborate with internal eDiscovery teams to ensure attorney and case team needs are met.
• Assist with compiling data and running litigation-related data analytics.
• Prepare templates and initial drafts of pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and related legal documents.
• Prepare deposition testimony categorizations using Opus 2 Magnum or similar deposition review tools.
• Coordinate filing and e-filing procedures in partnership with the docketing team.
• Support statements of fact by reviewing declarations, depositions, and documentary evidence.
• Organize and prepare trial materials, including pleadings, witness preparation materials, trial notebooks, exhibits, deposition designations, and demonstratives.
• Attend and assist attorneys in hearings, trials, and arbitrations.
• Use digital presentation tools in courtroom settings.
• Provide direction and guidance to project assistants assigned to case teams.
• Meet a target of approximately 1,500 billable hours.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Research ability

Written and verbal communication

Case management

Time management

Education

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Opus 2 Magnum

Deposition management software

Job description

Plona Partners in New York, NY seeks a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys through investigations, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation. The ideal candidate has significant law firm experience, exceptional organizational skills, and comfort managing large volumes of documents and discovery materials.

This on-site role at Midtown requires familiarity with Relativity, Everlaw, Opus 2 Magnum, and deposition management tools, plus strong research, writing, and communication abilities.