Senior Litigation Paralegal

The ONeil Search Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The ONeil Search Group seeks an Experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal for its Chicago office. The role requires at least seven years of traditional litigation paralegal work and solid in-person trial support experience.

Proficiency with LexisNexis, Westlaw, BloombergLaw, and related research tools is essential. Responsibilities include managing complex case files, calendar management, discovery tasks, and coordinating with attorneys and vendors for trials and arbitrations.

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience in traditional litigation paralegal functions.
• In-person trial support and logistics management for trials/arbitrations.
• Proficient with legal research databases and trial support tools.

Responsibilities

• Assists attorneys in all stages of complex litigation matters.
• Manages case files, calendars, discovery tasks and trial activities.
• Oversee document reviews, privilege logs, and related searches.
• Prepare trial notebooks, organize exhibits, and coordinate with vendors.
• Coordinate state and federal filings with court service copies.
• Mentor junior paralegals and allocate workloads.
• Proactively manage workflow and communicate with attorneys.
• Ability to work after hours and travel for trials as needed.

Skills

Litigation paralegal

Trial support

E-filing

Legal research

Relativity

Westlaw

LexisNexis

BloombergLaw

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Relativity

LiveNote

CaseMap

Westlaw

LexisNexis

BloombergLaw

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Job description

Experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal needed at a top global law firm's Chicago office.

Minimum of seven years' experience performing traditional litigation paralegal functions

Proficiency using LexisNexis, Westlaw, BloombergLaw required

Responsibilities:

• Assists attorneys in all stages of complex litigation matters
• Creates, implements and supervises all elements of litigation case management systems, including file management (electronic and hard copy), case calendaring, discovery-related tasks and trial activities
• Oversee the document reviews (setup, coordination of hot doc binders, preparation of privilege logs, conduct searches as needed, etc.)
• Assist with trial preparation, including creating trial notebooks, identifying and organizing exhibits, coordinating with outside entities to gather information or support upcoming depositions, trials and arbitrations
• Understands mechanics of e-filing
• Assist with preparation of state and federal court filings in coordination with Managing Attorney's Office, including coordination of service copies, delivery of documents to Court, preparation of litigation books and other specific document preparation as required by the specific Court or Judge
• Mentor, train and facilitate work assignments to junior paralegals
• Leverage experience to proactively manage workflow and communicate effectively with attorneys and senior staff
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven years' experience performing traditional litigation paralegal functions
• In-person trial support and experience is required, including intake, discovery and trial as well as managing logistics for trials, arbitration and/or mediation, including negotiating workspace, setting up report space and coordinating with vendors
• Bachelor degree, or equivalent work experience in a field that develops the skills required for the functions and responsibilities of the position
• Proficiency with computerized legal research and document retention databases for performing fact and legal research and effective management of complex evidence and case files. Experience using Relativity, LiveNote and CaseMap preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite applications required, as well as knowledge of Adobe Acrobat
• Proficiency using LexisNexis, Westlaw, BloombergLaw required
• Basic AI skills with a willingness to learn and utilize AI tools
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work concurrently on a variety of matters and manage time and expectations
• Experience supervising junior paralegals and a team
• Strong attention to detail and accountability
• Ability to communicate with individuals of all levels within the Firm in a courteous and professional manner
• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines
• Must be available to work after standard business hours and travel (for trials) as needed
• Must be able to work in office a minimum of three times a week