Paralegal

Gordon-Rees-Scully-Mansukhani,-LLP; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; 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, a national law firm, has an immediate opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in its New Orleans office. Qualified candidates should have paralegal experience, preferably in a large law firm setting.

This is a full-time position. Ideal candidates will have Civil Commercial Litigation or Insurance Defense exposure, strong eFiling and discovery skills, and the ability to manage multiple cases with professionalism.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Civil Commercial Litigation or Insurance Defense preferred.
• 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.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Communicate professionally with clients, attorneys, paralegals, and staff.
• Support attorneys with drafting pleadings, eFiling, legal research, and document production.
• Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
• Assist with pleadings, discovery requests/responses, and hearings preparation.
• Provide general office support, maintain files, calendars, and meetings.

Skills

Civil Litigation

Litigation Support

Case Management

Document Production

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Microsoft Office

eFiling

Independent Work

Tools

Relativity

Summation Pro

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 or Insurance Defense preferred.
• 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.

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.