Litigation Paralegal

Location: Hackensack, NJ

9-5:30 with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely.

Salary- $65,000 – $75,000 with paid overtime and bonus

A very open, social, casual, and happy firm culture with everyone on a first-name basis

Bring your legal experience and A-game to this historic, large, stable national law firm.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for assisting lawyers in all aspects of the Litigation Department’s caseloads
• Organization and maintenance of court materials; drafting and filing pleadings, motions, and other court documents
• Preparation of correspondence, memoranda, discovery, and other communications with minimal supervision
• Management of docket, matter dates, and deadlines
• Deposition digesting and preparation; and coordination of deposition, hearing, motion, and trial preparation
• Assist with and coordinate paper and electronic discovery process, including identifying potentially relevant electronically stored information (“ESI”)
• draft and issue legal hold notices
• coordinate with clients to identify, preserve, and collect relevant sources of ESI and paper discovery; and assist with processing, reviewing, and coding ESI

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 3+ years of law firm litigation paralegal experience
• Knowledge of and ability to electronically file (CM/ECF) pleadings required
• Candidates must be highly organized and possess the ability to prioritize, be a team player, and have excellent written and verbal skills
• College degree and/or paralegal certificate required
• Strong working knowledge of MSOffice (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Relativity, and Concordance required
• Knowledge of iManage is a plus

Benefits

The firm offers a competitive salary and benefits that include Medical, dental, vision, life, STD/LTD, 401k, ample PTO, in-office social events, growth, learning and so much more