Senior Paralegal (IP Litigation)

SourcePro Search • New York, NY

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About The Position

SourcePro Search is conducting a search for a Senior Paralegal with experience in Intellectual Property Litigation for our top client’s New York office. The Senior Paralegal applies: Litigation knowledge of legal procedures to provide fundamental assistance to lawyers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Litigation Paralegal experience required
• Fundamental proficiency and understanding of the lifecycle of a litigation and working knowledge of key documents related to a litigation including, but not limited to, case correspondence, pleadings, discovery, depositions, expert discovery, trial and appellate documents
• Advanced proficiency in software including, but not limited to, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel and Acrobat Adobe
• Fundamental proficiency in software including, but not limited to, MS PowerPoint, LiveNote, Case Notebook, Relativity and FTP software (FileZilla)
• Fundamental proficiency in online research and internet search resources (Lexis Nexis/Westlaw)
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to manage competing deadlines and assignments
• Fundamental knowledge of Firm and Intellectual Property Litigation practice-area-specific procedures and terminology
• Fundamental to Advanced knowledge of relevant jurisdictional/court/agency processes and procedures, including knowledge of Federal court practices, local rules and deadlines
• Fundamental knowledge of timekeeping and expense reporting applications

Nice To Haves

• Intellectual Property Litigation experience (preferred)
• Hatch-Waxman experience (preferred)
• ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate (preferred)
• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Perform work in an efficient and cost-effective manner so as to permit the Firm to reasonably collect fees for such work
• Meet expectations of billable hours target of 1,725 (unless otherwise specified)
• Perform daily case management tasks, including organizing and saving key case correspondence, pleadings, discovery, expert materials, and client documents
• Assist attorney team with organization and maintenance of case documents, and routine monitoring of case dockets and patent activity
• Assist with factual research in internal and external databases and coordinate with research services staff
• Assist with deposition, hearing and trial preparation
• Coordinate with internal resources and outside vendor services
• Work overtime as required
• Handle additional projects as assigned

What This Job Offers

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