Senior Paralegal - Litigation & Discovery Specialist

Skadden, Arps...LLP; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 100.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salaries

Comprehensive health care

Generous paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Skadden, Arps...LLP is seeking a seasoned paralegal to support Federal and State court filings across multiple jurisdictions. The role involves guiding discovery, coordinating interviews, depositions, and trials, and reviewing and formatting legal papers for electronic filing.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least six years of paralegal experience, with strong proficiency in Relativity, Westlaw/LexisNexis, PACER, and MS Office.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum six years of paralegal experience or similar skillset.

Aufgaben

• Lead and assist with Federal and State court pleadings preparation and filing.
• Assist with discovery phases including document review, production, and depositions.
• Prepare for interviews, depositions, hearings, trials, and client meetings.
• Review motions and briefs; proofread, cite-check, and format documents.
• Coordinate large, complex filings and confidential filing procedures.
• Coordinate with team for deadlines and case filings.
• Conduct complex searches and pull documents in Relativity and other databases.
• Prepare privilege and redaction logs.
• Manage multiple deadlines and prioritize tasks.
• Assist with data management and analysis on large projects.
• Maintain and improve case management and electronic filing workflows.

Kenntnisse

Federal rules knowledge

State court rules knowledge

Relativity experience

e-filing proficiency

Westlaw/LexisNexis

PACER research

Document review

Drafting pleadings

Excel

Outlook/Word/PowerPoint

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Relativity

Everchron

Excel

Westlaw

LexisNexis

PACER

Jobbeschreibung

Skadden, Arps...LLP is seeking a seasoned paralegal to support Federal and State court filings across multiple jurisdictions. The role involves guiding discovery, coordinating interviews, depositions, and trials, and reviewing and formatting legal papers for electronic filing.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least six years of paralegal experience, with strong proficiency in Relativity, Westlaw/LexisNexis, PACER, and MS Office.