Litigation Paralegal

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP•Charlotte, NC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 States, has an immediate opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in its forthcoming Charlotte office. Qualified candidates must have paralegal experience, preferably in a large law firm setting. There may be flexible options for successful candidates, including hybrid opportunities. This is a full-time position.

Requirements

Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
Familiarity with the North Carolina State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Experience in court efiling for both state (eFile North Carolina) and federal jurisdictions.
Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Experience drafting and organizing discovery – both written discovery and document production.
Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Paralegal experience, preferably in a large law firm setting.
Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable eDiscovery litigation support software is a plus.

Responsibilities

Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.
Provide support to attorneys with drafting pleadings, efiling, conducting factual and legal research, document review/analysis, preparing productions, and preparing for hearings, depositions and mediations.
Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
Assist with preparing pleadings, discovery requests and responses.
Provide general office support, maintain and organize files, scan/copy documents, maintain calendars, prepare expense reports, and coordinate internal/external meetings.
Other duties as assigned.