Litigation Paralegal — Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)

Plona Partners; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 80.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Plona Partners in Midtown Manhattan seeks a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys through all stages of litigation, including investigations, discovery, and trial preparation.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of lit paralegal experience in a law firm, strong organizational and research skills, and proficiency with Relativity, Everlaw, and Opus 2 Magnum. This onsite role requires attention to detail and the ability to manage large document sets.

Qualifikationen

• ABA-approved paralegal certificate preferred.
• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm or specialized litigation 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.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Litigation experience

Attention to detail

Document management

Research skills

Ausbildung

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Opus 2 Magnum

Deposition software

Document management systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Jobbeschreibung

Plona Partners in Midtown Manhattan seeks a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys through all stages of litigation, including investigations, discovery, and trial preparation.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of lit paralegal experience in a law firm, strong organizational and research skills, and proficiency with Relativity, Everlaw, and Opus 2 Magnum. This onsite role requires attention to detail and the ability to manage large document sets.