What are the responsibilities and job description for the Discovery Management Associate position at Gursey?
Job Title: Junior Litigation Paralegal (Discovery Management Associate)
Department: Family Litigation, Discovery Management
Office: Century City
Description of role: Gursey | Schneider is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented individual who will work integrally with litigation professionals at all levels to contribute to the discovery management shared service team. This role allows for professional growth and career progression.
\n- Support and assist in reviewing, organizing, and categorizing financial, legal, corporate, real estate, and other documents for importation and metadata entry into G|S’ proprietary document management software.
- Summarize and reconcile formal discovery requests and responses, including document productions, Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, and Requests for Admissions.
- Assist with settlement conference and trial preparation by organizing reports, preparation of work paper files, and exhibit lists.
- Liaison with clients, attorneys, and their paralegals to send and receive large document productions using secure Sharefile links.
- Meet with senior associates, managers, and partners to discuss case details and objectives.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1-2 years of legal, litigation, or paralegal experience within a professional setting.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and to exercise discretion and good judgment.
- Strong proactive work ethic, follow through, and punctuality.
- Forward-thinking attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to take direction and work well with others.
- Proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft Office.
- Reasonable commuting distance to the Century City office (hybrid in-office/work-from-home schedule)
- Familiarity with:
- Legal language, acronyms, and court pleadings.
- Prior internship or paralegal or work experience in a field that develops the skills required for the functions and responsibilities of the position.
- Certificate of an ABA-approved paralegal certification program.
Benefits: G|S offers market-leading benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance, paid parental leave, generous PTO, profit sharing plan, 401(k) match, and overtime pay. We also offer many fun intangible perks, such as our annual ski/camping trip, black-tie holiday party, quarterly departmental mixers (travel stipend included), and paid continuing education.
About Us: Gursey | Schneider LLP is a Top 100 Firm and a 10-time recipient of Inside Public Accounting's Best of the Best Firms, with more than 40 years of success in the market. Our firm consists of over 200 accounting professionals, and our talented people consistently drive the success of our business through thoughtful strategy and creative problem-solving.
Salary : $60,000 - $75,000