Senior Litigation Paralegal: Complex Civil & Employment

SIVAD Consulting; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SIVAD Consulting in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Litigation Paralegal to support a partner-led team handling employment and complex civil litigation matters. The role emphasizes calm under pressure, meeting multiple deadlines, and a long-term career with a close-knit culture and no billable requirement for staff.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience, strong defense-side background in complex civil litigation, and proficiency in Bluebook citation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience.
• Defense-side experience in complex civil litigation.
• Employment law experience is a strong plus.
• Bluebooking experience strongly preferred or ability to pick up current edition quickly.
• Stable work history and long-term career commitment; big law experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supporting partners and attorneys on employment and complex civil litigation cases from start to finish, with only occasional trials.
• Drafting and proofreading pleadings, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and correspondence.
• Bluebooking and cite‑checking briefs, since this team relies heavily on Bluebook citations.
• Running discovery, document productions, deposition summaries, and exhibit prep using e‑discovery and research tools.
• Juggling several matters with deadlines that often hit at the same time, and billing steadily every day.
• Manage all phases of litigation, including discovery, document review, trial preparation, and appellate support.
• Draft and proofread pleadings, subpoenas, discovery requests/responses, and correspondence.
• Coordinate and manage large‑scale document productions and e‑discovery platforms.
• Prepare deposition summaries, trial binders, exhibit lists, and witness files.
• Support attorneys during hearings, trials, and client meetings.
• Support attorneys with legal research, brief writing, and cite‑checking.
• Conduct factual research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, and other tools.
• Maintain case files and calendaring systems with meticulous attention to deadlines.
• Liaise with clients, experts, and vendors with professionalism and discretion.

Skills

Time management

Calm under pressure

Deadline-driven

Education

Paralegal certificate (not required)

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

PACER

E‑discovery platforms

Job description

SIVAD Consulting in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Litigation Paralegal to support a partner-led team handling employment and complex civil litigation matters. The role emphasizes calm under pressure, meeting multiple deadlines, and a long-term career with a close-knit culture and no billable requirement for staff.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience, strong defense-side background in complex civil litigation, and proficiency in Bluebook citation.