Paralegal

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

PTO

Disability

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal for its New Orleans office. The ideal candidate has a background in Civil Commercial Litigation, litigation support, and case management. Responsibilities include assisting attorneys with pleadings, client communication, and document organization. The firm offers a friendly environment and comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and more. This is a full-time position, ideal for those looking to thrive in a supportive law firm atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Civil Commercial Litigation.
• Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
• Familiarity with Louisiana State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients, attorneys, and staff.
• Support attorneys with drafting pleadings and conducting research.
• Organize client documents from production to discovery.

Skills

Civil Commercial Litigation

Litigation support

Case management

Louisiana State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Court eFiling

Discovery drafting and organization

eDiscovery litigation support software

Electronically Stored Information (ESI)

Analytical and written communication skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Tools

Summation Pro

Relativity

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 New Orleans office. Qualified candidates must have paralegal experience, preferably in a large law firm setting. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Civil Commercial Litigation.
• Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
• Familiarity with Louisiana State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Experience in court eFiling for both state (eFile Louisiana) 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.

Benefits

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.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.