What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal - Supreme Court and Appellate position at Sidley Austin LLP?
The litigation paralegal will manage all aspects of large scale, complex litigation primarily within the Supreme Court and Appellate group. The position will require overtime and may involve some travel.
Responsibilities
- Administratively manage all phases of a litigation case including litigation motion practice, discovery, arbitration, trial and appellate procedures
- Manage electronic and hard copy documents collections
- Manage and manipulate data in litigation support software offerings
- Legal and factual cite checking including editing a brief to BlueBook standards
- Proofread, edit and format briefs using Word styles for camera-ready copy
- Execute all activities with a thorough understanding of rules of procedure for various federal and state jurisdictions
- Execute various research projects within Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw and internet search engines
- Coordinate with the Docket Dept. to effectively execute docket and court filing activities using ECF filing procedures
- Assist with witness preparation
- Assist with arbitration, mediation and trial preparation
- Attend and assist at trials and arbitrations
- Effectively delegate appropriate assignments to project assistants and temporary staff
- Prioritize and manage multiple assignments with tight deadlines
- Any other projects as assigned by an attorney or the Paralegal Manager
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email staffrecruiting@sidley.com (current employees should contact Human Resources).
Education and/or Experience:
Required:
- BA/BS with strong academic credentials.
- Four years of paralegal experience at a medium or large law firm or equivalent experience in academia including work towards and completion of advanced degree.
- Proficient in the use of Relativity, Case Notebook and other litigation support software.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications and Adobe Professional.
- A writing sample must be submitted with resume.
Preferred:
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA accredited program.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with clients, partners, associates, paralegals and all staff members.
Other Skills and Abilities:
In addition to the above, the following are required of the successful candidate:
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills
- Good judgment
- Works harmoniously and effectively with others as part of a team
- Well developed analytical and problem solving skills
- A self-starter who shows ownership and commitment to the role
- Exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality
Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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