Litigation Paralegals work closely with senior-level attorneys and team members in managing complex litigation cases. This team player has a friendly, positive attitude and a high level of professionalism who will play a key supporting role to ensure our clients are well served.
Responsibilities of the position include:
- Managing, organizing and facilitating complex litigation cases involving multiple parties and counsel
- Collecting, managing, organizing, and reviewing large volumes of discovery documents electronically
- Well-developed writing and research skills
- Drafting pleadings, discovery, and routine correspondence
- Applying both state and federal court rules of civil procedure
- Calculating, calendaring and tracking court deadlines, and coordinating the scheduling of depositions, mediations, hearings and trials
- 5+ years of progressive complex civil litigation paralegal experience
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people
- The ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships
- The ability to work with limited supervision
- The ability to effectively instruct and direct administrative staff
- The ability to anticipate attorney needs, identifying problems and finding solutions
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritize a high volume of workload
- Experience in managing electronic and paper filing systems
- Experience preparing for and attending arbitration, mediation, and trial
Skills Required
- 5+ years of progressive complex civil litigation paralegal experience
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships
- Ability to work with limited supervision
- Ability to effectively instruct and direct administrative staff
- Ability to anticipate attorney needs, identify problems and find solutions
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritize a high volume of workload
- Experience in managing electronic and paper filing systems
- Experience preparing for and attending arbitration, mediation, and trial
- Well-developed writing and research skills
- Drafting pleadings, discovery, and routine correspondence
- Applying state and federal court rules of civil procedure
- Collecting, managing, organizing, and reviewing large volumes of discovery documents electronically
What We Do
Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. is a prestigious national law firm specializing in trial work and plaintiff litigation. The firm represents clients across the United States in a wide range of legal matters, including personal injury, medical malpractice, mass torts, commercial litigation, construction defects, and workers' compensation, leveraging local influence and national strength to secure significant verdicts and settlements on behalf of their clients.
