Litigation Paralegal

Benesch Law•Cleveland, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Benesch is seeking a seasoned Litigation Paralegal for a fast-paced, challenging position. This role is for an experienced litigation paralegal who is excited about managing large-scale litigation matters from start to finish. The Litigation Paralegal will be an integral part of a litigation team, working hand-in-hand with litigation attorneys at all levels. This position is hybrid with work from home flexibility.

Requirements

5+ years of litigation experience in an AmLaw 150 firm or litigation practice area.
Experience with all stages of litigation, including intake, discovery and trial prep is required.
Solid time management and organizational skills.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Self-motivated and pro-active.
Excellent customer service attitude.
Must be available for overtime work and travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Preferably hold a valid Paralegal certification.
Experience with Opus 2, TextMap, CaseMap, iManage (or comparable DMS), Everlaw, Trial Director, MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) are preferred.

Responsibilities

Handle large caseloads.
Prepare drafts of legal and other documents and correspondence for attorney review.
Compile, analyze and summarize information.
Coordinate efforts between attorneys, clients, outside legal counsel, opposing legal counsel, other parties and outside vendors.
Draft, review and/or analyze routine legal documents as requested by attorneys.
Manage large-scale discovery and e-discovery matters, including document preservation, collection and production.
Provide hands-on operational litigation technology support, including but not limited to projects such as database creation and maintenance; importing images into databases; searching data; exporting data; reformatting and converting data; designing forms and reports; e-discovery processes; scanning, OCR and coding use.
Organize and maintain case files using a variety of automated procedures.
Assist with preparing attorneys and witnesses for depositions and court appearances, including without limitation by assembling case files and evidence.
Prepare for trials in state and federal court, including managing trial support, creating and overseeing trial exhibits, setting up war rooms and attending trial to assist with presenting evidence, and traveling as needed.
Review and summarize depositions.
Manage and assist with finalizing witness affidavits.
Review documents for privilege and draft privilege logs for attorney review.
Perform legal and factual research.
Interact with outside entities (i.e., courts, government agencies, expert witnesses, corporations, vendors and other law firms) to gather information or coordinate activities as needed in support of firm activities, specifically trials and arbitrations.
Act as the liaison between case team attorneys and support staff as needed to ensure that case-specific paralegal services are meeting the team's expectations.
Meet billable goals as established by practice management.
May require overtime as needed.
Perform additional office support duties as assigned/requested.