Job Title: Litigation Paralegal
Location: Manhattan, NYC
Salary: $90,000-$120,000
Work Environment: Hybrid
Term: Permanent
Bachelor’s Degree Required: Preferred
Job Description:
Demos Consultants is seeking a skilled Litigation Paralegal to join a major mid-sized firm's Manhattan office. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience performing traditional litigation paralegal functions, with a strong background in trial preparation and document management. Trial experience is highly preferred.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Maintains and organizes litigation drive to ensure case documents are easily and promptly accessible to all team members.
- Coordinates, reviews, and maintains project status tracking charts, ensuring tasks and deliverable requirements are met.
- Assists in all phases of discovery, including fact gathering, analysis of documents, document productions, and deposition/witness preparation.
- Conducts factual research to support attorney projects.
- Performs cite checking and proofreading.
- Coordinates court and agency filings.
- Communicates with clients, witnesses, and external parties as requested or approved by attorneys.
- Assists attorneys with preparing legal documents, including pleadings, motions, and subpoenas.
- Assists with trial preparation, including maintenance of case calendars, case files, and trial notebooks.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in litigation paralegal functions.
- Trial preparation and/or trial attendance experience preferred.
- Strong quality control analysis and data reporting skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proactive self-starter with excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent client service skills with the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously under minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).
- Experience with e-discovery platforms (Relativity, Opus2).
- Flexibility and availability to work overtime as needed.
If interested and have the experience, please submit your resume!