What are the responsibilities and job description for the LITIGATION PARALEGAL position at LM Recruiting Group?
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Assists attorneys in all stages of complex litigation matters.
- Assists in all phases of discovery, including drafting, fact gathering, and analysis of documents, document productions, and preparing for depositions and witness interviews.
- Maintains and organizes electronic case files to ensure case documents are easily and promptly accessible to all team members.
- All aspects of electronic discovery, including the ability to manage document reviews and productions, i.e., loading and coding documents, bates numbering, logging productions, and searching for documents in eDiscovery databases.
- Assists with trial preparation, including creating trial notebooks, identifying and organizing exhibits, coordinating witness schedules, maintaining trial calendars, and communicating with opposing counsel and courtroom staff.
- Coordinates, reviews, and maintains project status tracking charts for matters, including any tasks and deliverable requirements.
- Conducts factual research to support attorney projects.
- Assists with document searches, reviews, and analysis through various platforms.
- Performs cite-check and Sherardize briefs and legal memoranda.
- Communicates with clients, witnesses, and other outside parties as requested or approved by attorneys.
- Accurately records time worked daily.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, And Experience