Senior Bankruptcy Paralegal

Beacon Hill; New York (NY); In loco; USD 75.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off and leave programs

Employee assistance and retirement/401

Descrizione del lavoro

Beacon Hill Staffing Group seeks an experienced Senior Bankruptcy Paralegal to support attorneys handling sophisticated bankruptcy matters. The role manages cases from inception through resolution, including court filings, document management, discovery, and hearing/trial preparation. Requires 6+ years bankruptcy experience, CM/ECF proficiency, and strong research abilities; travel and tight deadlines may be required. Beacon Hill offers a robust benefits package and equal opportunity employment.

Competenze

• 6+ years of substantive bankruptcy experience.
• Bachelor's degree required; Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Experience with Relativity or eDiscovery.
• Proficient with CM/ECF and electronic filing systems.
• Strong research skills with Westlaw, Lexis, and PACER.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and teamwork abilities.

Mansioni

• Manage bankruptcy and restructuring matters from inception through conclusion.
• Maintain case files, pleadings, discovery, and exhibits.
• Track calendars, deadlines, and filing requirements.
• Prepare and file documents in federal/state courts via CM/ECF.
• Conduct legal research using Westlaw, Lexis, PACER.
• Draft and edit bankruptcy-related documents and motions.
• Cite-check and Shepardize briefs; prepare authorities tables.
• Coordinate with clients, witnesses, experts, vendors, and counsel.
• Support discovery and large-scale document review; handle electronic discovery platforms.

Conoscenze

Case management

Calendaring

Attention to detail

Communication

Travel flexibility

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal Certificate

Strumenti

CM/ECF

Westlaw

Lexis

PACER

Relativity

Descrizione del lavoro

A National Law Firm is seeking an experienced Senior Bankruptcy Paralegal to support attorneys handling sophisticated bankruptcy and restructuring matters. This position will play an integral role in managing complex cases from inception through resolution, including court filings, legal research, document management, discovery, and hearing and trial preparation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and organize complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters from inception through conclusion.
• Maintain case files, pleadings, discovery materials, correspondence, expert reports, and exhibits.
• Track case calendars, filing requirements, key dates, and court deadlines.
• Prepare and electronically file documents in federal and state courts using CM/ECF and comparable e-filing systems.
• Conduct legal and factual research using Westlaw, Lexis, PACER, and other legal research resources.
• Review court rules, statutes, regulations, and case law and summarize findings for attorneys.
• Draft, proofread, and edit bankruptcy-related documents, including proofs of claim, reaffirmation agreements, first-day motions, and fee applications.
• Bluebook, cite-check, and Shepardize briefs and prepare tables of authorities.
• Coordinate with clients, witnesses, experts, vendors, opposing counsel, and other external parties.
• Support discovery, including document productions, interrogatories, and large-scale document review.
• Work with electronic discovery platforms, including Relativity or comparable technology.
• Assist with factual investigations and collection of relevant evidence.
• Prepare exhibits, witness materials, and other materials for hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
• Provide in-person support during hearings and trials as required, including exhibit management and courtroom technology support.
• Record billable time daily and meet an annual billable-hours requirement of approximately 1,500 hours.
• Provide backup support to other paralegals and assist with additional legal projects as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• 6+ years of substantive bankruptcy experience, with highly experienced candidates particularly encouraged to apply.
• Experience with Relativity or eDiscovery
• Strong knowledge of bankruptcy procedures and federal court practices.
• Hands-on experience with CM/ECF and electronic court filing systems.
• Proficiency with legal research tools such as Westlaw, Lexis, and PACER.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, proofreading, and filing sophisticated legal documents.
• Strong case-management, calendaring, organizational, and deadline-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, clients, and external parties.
• Ability to work additional hours and travel on short notice when necessary to support client matters.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

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