Senior Financial Services Litigation Paralegal

Jobot; Chicago (IL); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

ID Theft Protection

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parking Reimbursement

Hybrid: 4 days in office

Descripción de la vacante

Jobot is seeking a Financial Services Litigation Paralegal for our Chicago office. You will manage filings across state, federal, appellate and ADR forums, ensure compliance with rules, and coordinate with courts and local counsel.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of law firm experience in financial services litigation and strong e-filing skills. We offer competitive salary up to $125,000, a 401(k) plan, comprehensive benefits, generous PTO, and a hybrid schedule with four days in the office.

Formación

• Paralegal certificate or related degree preferred.
• 5+ years of law firm experience as a litigation paralegal and/or legal assistant, preferably in financial services litigation.
• Hands-on e-filing experience with NYSCEF, CM/ECF and PACER in state, federal and appellate courts.
• Strong background in rules-based calendaring and multi-jurisdictional court rules.
• Knowledge of New York real property law, including deeds, leases and mortgages.
• Proficiency with Bluebook cite-checking, Shepardizing, TOC/TOA, e-discovery and privilege logs.
• Experience preparing for trial and hearings.
• Proficiency with iManage, Kofax, legal research platforms and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to meet a 1,600-hour annual billable requirement and work 4 days a week in the office.

Responsabilidades

• Manage filings in state, federal, appellate and ADR forums, both electronic and in person.
• Make sure filings comply with jurisdictional rules, judge-specific procedures and venue practices.
• Work with courts, filing services and local counsel to meet procedural and scheduling requirements.
• Track procedural updates and judges’ rules, and share them with the team.
• Run docket searches and retrieve documents from court repositories and databases.
• Do rules-based calendaring, and work with docketing to track filings, court dates and deadlines.
• Apply knowledge of New York real property law and documents such as deeds, leases and mortgages.
• Do legal research and factual investigations, and proofread documents.
• Cite-check and Shepardize citations using the Bluebook and local standards.
• Draft tables of contents and authorities (TOC/TOA) and document indexes.
• Review, redact, Bates-stamp and index documents for e-discovery, and prepare privilege logs and production matrixes.
• Assemble deposition, hearing and trial binders.
• Organize trial exhibits, motions, evidence and witness materials.
• Coordinate trial logistics, including court reporters, witnesses and delivery of materials.
• Help develop standard operating procedures for calendaring, filings and cross-jurisdictional litigation support.

Conocimientos

5+ years of litigation paralegal exp

Educación

Paralegal certificate or related degree

Herramientas

NYSCEF

CM/ECF

PACER

iManage

Kofax

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Jobot is seeking a Financial Services Litigation Paralegal for our Chicago office. You will manage filings across state, federal, appellate and ADR forums, ensure compliance with rules, and coordinate with courts and local counsel.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of law firm experience in financial services litigation and strong e-filing skills. We offer competitive salary up to $125,000, a 401(k) plan, comprehensive benefits, generous PTO, and a hybrid schedule with four days in the office.