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Exciting opportunity to work for Am Law Firm. New York City Office of premiere law firm is looking for a Litigation Paralegal with experience in banking and/or financial services to be an integral part of a busy team. This position is hybrid with two days of remote work and three days in the office.

This role will support attorneys whose practice focuses on Banking & Financial Services matters. Substantial experience in banking, securities and/or financial services litigation is highly preferred.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Drafting, editing and finalizing legal documents
• Maintenance of files
• Prepare and edit a range of written materials, including correspondence, memoranda, drafts of legal documents, and factual analyses
• Redlining documents
• Support litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory examinations and investigations; compile, review, and organize information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence; conduct routine legal and factual investigations, factual research, and data/document collections
• Assumes responsibility to ensure deadlines and commitments are met; confirms that materials requested from others are received and requested actions are completed on time
• Conduct legal research
• Prepare and file court documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery requests in state and federal courts
• Perform complex fact research and analysis; retrieve and review documents from clients, other parties, and outside sources such as the Internet, public agencies, courts or libraries, and case, statutory and/or regulatory law; prepare memoranda or summaries documenting research
• Proofread legal memoranda to identify and correct typographical and grammatical errors; check all citations to legal authorities and to the evidence for accuracy of citations and forms of citation consistent with The Bluebook and/or specific court requirements; verify history of cited cases
• Extensive document management, including gathering, indexing, reviewing, analyzing and producing documents and data in various electronic formats
• Review and analyze case documents for production, including privilege review and preparation of privilege logs, exhibit lists and production logs
• Review and code electronic e-mails and case documents in Relativity
• Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions and regulatory testimony, mediations, briefs and trial preparation: assist with pretrial documents (deposition designations, exhibit and witness list, organize exhibits, files and other supporting documents
• Assist during trials, court proceedings, and arbitration: manage exhibits, coordinating witnesses, in addition to assisting with case presentation during trial and any other duties associated with trial
• Proactively serve as the focal point for litigation team communications and centralized repository for information on project assignments and status
• Draft and issue subpoenas for records depositions, witness depositions and attendance at trial
• Oversee creation, indexing, and continued maintenance of complex case files and document collections

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of paralegal experience, in particular working in a banking and finance practice; litigation experience required
• Highly developed skills in time and task management
• Highly developed attention to detail in striving for perfection in the firm's work product and client service
• Experience with written communications that are concise and accurate
• Experience communicating with clients and vendors
• Exhibit confidence and professional verbal communication skills
• Advanced proficiency in using all Microsoft Office computerized business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) for the creation and editing of complex documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail
• Proficiency in using computerized legal research and document retention databases, like LexisNexis and Westlaw for performance of legal and fact research
• Proficiency in eDiscovery platforms, i.e., Relativity, for effective management of complex evidence and case files
• Proficiency in utilizing trial presentation software such as Trial Director or OnCue a plus
• Proficiency in using Document Management Systems, expense and billing systems also a plus

• Choice of health and vision insurance plans
• 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
• Dental plan
• Fertility and adoption benefit
• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Retirement contribution

If you are qualified and interested in learning more, please send an MS Word version or PDF version of your resume to Jessica Levinson at jlevinson@beaconhillstaffing.com.

Applicants without an attached resume may not be considered.

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