Litigation Paralegal

Litchfield Cavo LLP•Philadelphia, PA

27d•Onsite

About The Position

Litchfield Cavo LLP is a growing nation-wide litigation defense law firm that strives to provide its employees with opportunities and a supportive environment in which to develop and advance. The Philadelphia, PA office seeks a well-rounded, highly-motivated, experienced Litigation Paralegal with at least 6 years of experience to support its litigation defense practice. This is an exceptional opportunity to handle a variety of litigation support responsibilities including all aspects of the discovery process with a forward-thinking firm, in an expanding office.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience as a paralegal in litigation defense
Paralegal Certificate or Bachelor of Arts
Knowledge of electronic filing requirements at state and federal courts in Philadelphia and New Jersey
Excellent writing skills
Ability to forecast and calendar court filings and docket deadlines
Organize, prioritize and implement daily tasks with strong attention to detail
Provide excellent written and verbal communication
Remain self-directed, self-motivated and effectively work under tight time constraints
Ability to consistently create and deliver quality work products
Proficiency with MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and PDF maker (Nuance or Adobe Pro)
Efficiency with Westlaw

Nice To Haves

iManage and 3E experience

Responsibilities

Prepare court-ready state and federal pleadings, motions and responses to motions for e-filing with state and federal courts in Philadelphia and New Jersey, including the preparation of tables of contents and tables of authorities;
Maintain and organize high volume of case related documents, including but not limited to, large document productions by multiple parties;
Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines in a busy legal environment;
Draft and respond to deposition notices and discovery requests, including, but not limited to, interrogatories, request for production, request for disclosure, request for admissions, and deposition notices, etc.;
Ability to prepare medical chronologies, identify subpoena targets, serve and monitor subpoenas and draft discovery motions;
Ability to assist with discovery motion practice, including motions to compel and motions to enforce;
Ability to prepare page-line deposition summaries;
Support assigned attorney defense litigation practice (i.e. phone conferences, meetings, case deadlines, hearing and trial dates, mediations and depositions, as well as scheduling orders and moving docket forward);
Document, organize and assist with preparation for trials and arbitrations hearings, including preparation of trial exhibits;
Save, file and organize pleadings, motions and related e-filed or emailed documented dates on a daily basis;
Enter billing time on a daily basis;
Maintain professional engagement and communication with a positive attitude with experts, colleagues, clients, co-counsel and court personnel.