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Litigation Paralegal
New York, NYSourcePro Search is conducting a search for a Senior Litigation Paralegal with at least 3 years of experience and experience with arbitration institutions including but not limited to AAA, JAMS, NAM and FINRA.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Proofing/cite and fact checking documents drafted by attorneys, including motions, mediation submissions, discovery requests and responses, and trial papers;
- Organize documents and coordinate document productions;
- Deposition preparation including creating, compiling, and organizing exhibits, hearings, and
- trials;
- Indexing discovery documents;
- Creating tables of contents and tables of authorities for court submissions;
- Conducting litigation related tasks, including preparation of documents and exhibits for
- deposition use;
- Conducting basic legal and internet research on various subjects, companies, and people using
- PACER, Bloomberg, BLaw, and Westlaw, Lexis and other electronic research sites.
- Other duties as assigned based on needs of the cases to which the applicant is assigned;
- Act as liaison among various internal departments as well as outside agencies.
- Filing with various arbitration institutions including AAA, JAMS, NAM and FINRA
SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Filesite; Prior experience managing
- document production and review using Relativity, Concordance and other similar database
- tools;
- Knowledge of procedures for electronic filing documents in arbitration institutions including but not limited to AAA, JAMS, NAM, FINRA, and federal and State courts,
- Knowledge of arbitration institutions rules and procedures including AAA, JAMS, NAM and FINRA ECF and court rules and procedures;
- Strong technical skills and ability to quickly learn new litigation support software;
- Strong written and oral communication skills and strong interpersonal skills;
- Must possess great attention to detail;
- Must possess analytical and critical thinking skills;
- Strong organizational and time-management skills;
- Ability to work independently while understanding the importance of teamwork;
- Ability to manage workload consisting of multiple tasks
- The work shift for this position is 9:30am-5:30pm five days a week, but applicant must be
- willing and available to work overtime, both evening and weekends when necessary.