Providing assistance to lawyers in various types of litigation is the core of this paralegal position. The role involves preparing legal documents, conducting research, compiling data from legal references, and maintaining case files and meeting minutes.
Responsibilities
Gather, organize, summarize, and index documents from various sources for upcoming, pending, and potential litigation
Draft correspondence, discovery requests and responses, and other related documents as necessary and assigned
Prepare and maintain trial notebooks and documents to be used at hearings and proceedings
Maintain all initial filings of legal records, briefs, and correspondence for the assigned cases
Research law sources by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes
Compose legal abstracts by summarizing depositions, arbitrations, hearings, trials, and other transcripts
May act as an official Notary Public for the Firm
May perform cite checking and/or bluebooking as assigned
Provide various administrative support duties for the attorneys
Work on special projects and project teams for the Firm as assigned
Contribute to team effort to accomplish related results as needed
Perform other duties that may be assigned
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with a certification as a paralegal
At least three to five years of experience, preferably in a law firm or other comparable combination of experience and education
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and maintain a high standard of ethical conduct
Excellent interpersonal skills for interactions with all levels of Firm personnel, clients, and vendors
Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask
Strong organizing and researching skills, including Internet research
Strong client service orientation
Excellent communication and decision-making skills
Possess and apply a broad basic knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the law as it applies to the organization
Experience working with the Internet, computer databases, Windows, word processing, database, and spreadsheet programs in litigation support, legal research, and library applications
Ability to work independently and as a team player
Proven ability to maintain composure, high accuracy, and professionalism in a fast-paced, deadline-driven legal environment
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, documents containing legal terminology or governmental regulations
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Ability to draft business correspondence and reports as assigned, demonstrating excellent English language skills and attention to detail
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from lawyers, clients, and employees of the firm
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common factors, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Basic knowledge of PC and Microsoft Office products such as PowerPoint and Excel and other software programs designed for litigation support
Regularly required to sit and exhibit finger and hand dexterity
Frequently required to talk or hear
Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
Important Details
Schedule: Must be regularly available and willing to work at least 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week; must be available and willing to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as determined necessary or desirable to meet business needs
Travel: Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as determined necessary or desirable to meet business needs
About the Company
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
A firm of internationally recognized trial lawyers, crisis managers, and strategic advisors known for our creative, aggressive, and efficient pursuit of success for our clients..
