Litigation Paralegal
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Tampa • Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.
- Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings, performing factual and legal research, reviewing and analyzing documents, and supporting preparations for hearings, depositions, and mediations.
- Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
- Research, organize and summarize records, as needed, to assist in data gathering, including organizing of information and documents in databases.
- Assist with preparing discovery requests and responses.
- Assist in trial preparation, including drafting pre-trial pleadings, preparing exhibits, coordinating witnesses and requests with outside vendors, and live trial support.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Three or more years of experience working as a litigation-focused paralegal, preferably in a large law firm setting.
- Undergraduate degree and/or an ABA-approved paralegal certificate required.
- Experience in litigation support and case management.
- 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.
- Experience preparing for and assisting at trial.
- Familiarity with the Florida State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable litigation support software.
- Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K
- PTO
- Disability
- Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
litigation supportcase managementdrafting pleadingsfactual researchlegal researchdocument analysisdiscovery requeststrial preparationdocument productiondata gathering
Soft skills
professional communicationflexibilityproactivityresourcefulnessefficiencyindependenceteam collaborationattention to detailorganizational skillsanalytical skills
Certifications
undergraduate degreeABA-approved paralegal certificate