Litigation Paralegal

Job Details

Description

Becker is a diverse, multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and offices in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC. Becker prides itself on client focused services and a commitment to always exceeding our client's expectations. Since 1973, we have been focusing on building a culture that is collaborative, creative, and passionate about growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes some Employer-Paid benefits, Mental Health coverage, and even a 401k match! To fulfill our commitment to our employee’s health and safety, Becker has committees – such as the Wellness Committee and the Mental Health and Well-Being Committee – that ensures our employee’s individual health is always a priority.

We provide every incoming employee with individualized training to ensure that they are experts on Becker’s use of above-industry-standard software and in their role.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Have vast experience within all the steps of the litigation process from pre-suit investigation to discovery throughout the appeals process.
• Have the ability to work independently but effectively with others.
• Have a high level of problem solving ability, organization and attention to detail with an Expert level in Summation or similar.
• Be detail oriented and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have an in-depth knowledge of Florida and U.S. District Court laws, court procedures, and electronic discovery.
• Possess a minimum of five years’ experience working as a litigation paralegal in a large law firm; this person should have extensive trial, mediation and arbitration experience, shall possess thorough knowledge of state and federal court systems and procedures and laws relating to evidence and trial practice.
• Possess excellent communication, computer, organizational, research and technical skills.
• Be responsible for collecting, analyzing, organizing and maintaining factual information and documents in accordance with correct legal practice and procedure.
• Be responsible for billable work from pre-suit to settlement.
  
  

Relevant experience within a large law firm is strongly preferred.

Required Licenses/Certification

Member of appropriate professional organizations (Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc., National Association of Legal Assistants and Legal Assistant Management Association). Florida Registered Paralegal.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Becker Poliakoff is committed to diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity refers to the protection, respect and inclusion of all of the attributes that each employee contributes to the workplace. We strive for a workplace that welcomes and respects all employees regardless of any protected class status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. We also acknowledge the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, and personality and recognize the value of these individual differences.

We are wholly committed to creating hiring practices and a work environment that values and utilizes the contributions of people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

As such, it is the policy of Becker and Poliakoff to recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence, and merit. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. It is our goal to fully comply with the letter of the law, as well as its spirit and intent.