Job Category: Legal Support Staff Risquisition Number: PARAL001094 Posted: June 27, 2024 Full-Time Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA Job Details Description

 

 

 

Litigation Paralegal

 

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a national law firm with a proven reputation for providing progressive, industry-leading legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice to our regional, national and international clients.

We are currently searching for a Litigation Paralegal in our Philadelphia, PA location. This position will be responsible for assisting the Firm's attorneys in managing large and complex litigation matters.

 

As a Paralegal with our Firm, your job responsibilities will include, but are not limited, to:

• • Establishing clear case organization by administering and managing case materials using litigation support applications and other technologies
• • Assisting and advising on all aspects of e-Discovery and EDRM workflow, including early case analysis, keyword searches and other analytics, and managing document reviews and productions
• • Reviewing case related materials (e.g. depositions, discovery documents, pleadings, outside research items, etc.) to create outlines, highlight issues, support productions and logs of all relevant information
• • Facilitating comprehensive information flow by drafting complex documents including correspondence, subpoenas, legal memoranda and assisting with drafting of pleadings, motions and discovery
• • Utilizing web-based investigative skills to problem solve and provide creative ideas for developing and implementing winning litigation strategies
• • Conducting cite checking, shepardizing and online research using various platforms including Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, etc.
• • Assisting with client or third-party communications
• • Assisting counsel during preparations for an attendance at mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trial
• • Other litigation support activities including electronic filing

• • Other duties as assigned

     

**Skills and Requirements:**

• • Bachelor's degree and paralegal certificate preferred
• • Five to seven years of experience as a paralegal
• • Familiarity with Excel, Word and Outlook
• • Experience with litigation support applications (Relativity, Ringtail, Summation, Concordance, Case Map, Text Map, Time Map, Trial Director, etc.).
• • Complete working knowledge of Federal and Pennsylvania (particularly Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas) state procedures and appellate rules and procedures as well as local Court rules and corresponding web-based platforms (e.g. PACER, PHILADELPHIA E-COURTS, FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY COURT, CM/ECF, etc.)
• • Trial support and presentation experience is a plus
• • Willing to work in a fast-paced environment
• • Analytical/detail oriented
• • Proven work ethic, dependable and reliable
• • Good verbal and written communication English language skills
• • Ability to work overtime if required
• • Ability to multi-task

. **Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney PC offers a benefit package that includes**:

• • Hybrid work schedules
• • Generous Paid Time Off
• • Paid Holidays, including a floating holiday
• • WorkWell wellness program, including free use of the Calm App
• • Caregiving assistance with Bright Horizons (child, elder, and pet care!)
• • Access to our Firm-wide emergency assistance fund
• • Free full access to LinkedIn Learning
• • Insurance -- Medical, Dental, Vision
• • 401K Program

• • Retirement Savings Program

     

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applica t. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

 

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