Junior Paralegal

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • New York, NY

10d • $60,000 - $62,500

About The Position

Overview of the Function The Litigation Paralegal’s role is to aid associates and partners in litigation Role summary/purpose of job The Litigation Paralegal will work closely with Litigation associates. The individual will also have, or will quickly develop, the foresight to anticipate and respond to the needs of the attorneys, the clients and/or the case as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (GPA 3.5+)
• 0-1 years of experience
• Enthusiastic, pro-active, self-motivated, flexible
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Decisive, maturity of judgment
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong proofreading ability
• Ability to communicate professionally with partners, associates, and clients
• Respond quickly and accurately on email
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience with database searching and use
• Must be willing to and interested in working overtime hours, including nights and weekends on short notice with some ability or desire to travel

Nice To Haves

• Foreign language a plus

Responsibilities

• Create and organize binders and document sets
• Monitor specialized media
• Proofread
• Translate documents
• Fact research
• Organize files using different databases
• Modify PDF files
• Hearing and/or trial prep (logistical arrangements)
• Attention to correspondence
• Maintain case files
• General case file organization (paper and electronic)
• Records management
• Coordinate with vendors
• Liaise within team
• Provide case status updates to attorneys
• Coordinate additional staffing when needed
• Coordinate with litigation support regarding data loading, productions, etc.
• Run searches and document pulls from electronic/hardcopy case file
• Prioritize workload among several cases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level