Paralegal

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a skilled Paralegal to support its Consumer Financial Services litigation practice in Virginia Beach. This role involves comprehensive research, document management, and trial preparation, requiring strong legal knowledge and a proactive approach. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree and extensive litigation paralegal experience, with excellent communication skills and a commitment to professional ethics.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analyze legal sources relevant to practice area.
• Assist with trial preparation and manage large matter files.
• Draft and prepare legal documents appropriate to practice area.

Skills

Legal Research

Written Communication

Client Service

Database Management

Teamwork

Detail Orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certificate from ABA-approved paralegal program

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

PACER

iManage

Microsoft Office

Job description

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The Paralegal works with the Consumer Financial Services litigation practice group and is assigned to specific client matters, projects, and/or attorney teams. There is an annual billing component to this role.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct research in online legal resource platforms, such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
• Analyze and summarize legal sources, such as case law, statutes, constitutions, legal journal articles, treatises, U.S. codes, and other law-related information relevant to practice area.
• Conduct research and run reports in PACER and other online court platforms.
• Work with litigation e-discovery and case management databases and perform certain functions, such as conducting searches, loading transcripts, and coding documents.
• Assist with deposition preparation, including preparation of deposition notebooks.
• Organize and maintain large matter files by accurately and timely saving correspondence, pleadings, discovery, court transcripts, and other case materials to the firm’s and/or client’s document management and/or collaboration platforms.
• Collect, organize, and Bates stamp documents for production.
• Review and analyze documents in large document productions.
• Collect, organize, and index documents by category, subject matter, and/or chronological order.
• Assist with trial preparation by drafting pretrial disclosures, organizing trial exhibits and notebooks, and assisting with onsite war room and courtroom logistics.
• Retrieve public records from online resources or directly from government institutions.
• Summarize depositions or other legal documents, as necessary.
• Draft and prepare legal documents appropriate to practice area.
• Perform paralegal duties and responsibilities as directed by group leader and other attorneys in assigned substantive practice group.
• Perform all assignments in strict compliance with ethical guidelines governing the practice of law.
• Receive and follow complex instructions.
• Take appropriate action to monitor and meet deadlines.
• Establish priorities and work concurrently on a variety of projects.
• Demonstrate good teamwork skills within and among practice groups, offices and firm to facilitate efficient delivery of legal services.
• Participate in the training and professional development of other paralegals in routine practice elements.
• Maintain the firm’s official matter file utilizing the document management system.
• Track and record client-billable time and non-billable hours, meeting the firm’s minimum billable hour requirement.
• Maintain and prioritize work responsibly and communicate if unable to meet daily responsibilities.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to use sound judgment and good discretion.
• Ability to effectively and professionally provide quality client service to both internal and external clients.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline driven environment.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Willingness and ability to accept changing assignments and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with database file management systems, such as iManage and other records management systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Excellent grammar, punctuation, and proofreading skills.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative in accomplishing routine assignments with minimum supervision.
  
  

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal program preferred.
  
  

The Firm will comply with any applicable city or state workplace mandates in effect in regards to Covid-19.

This position description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. The statements contained in the position description are not necessarily all-inclusive and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as determined by business needs.

This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

By applying for this position, you agree and understand that Troutman Pepper Locke will process your Personal Information pursuant to the terms of our Worker and Applicant Global Privacy Notice. If you have questions about our data handling practices, or you are a resident of California, the United Kingdom, or the European Union and wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at [e-mail].

Equal Employment Opportunity

Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.

Compensation is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience.

Hiring Salary Range

$85,000.00 - $105,000.00

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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