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Paralegal/Litigation Legal Assistant (National Law Firm)
Garden City, NY - Full Time
POSITION: Paralegal/Litigation Legal Assistant (National Law Firm)
LOCATION: Garden City, Long Island
COMP PACKAGE: Base salary to $92K, Full Benefits Day One, Paid Overtime, Tuition Reimbursement, Bonus(es), 401K+, transportation, etc.
Responsibilities for Paralegal/Litigation Legal Assistant (National Law Firm):
- Assist with discovery including gathering evidence, obtaining contracts and performing legal and factual research
- Assist with document production including organizing documents, creating and maintaining privilege logs, performing bates-stamping, redaction, duplication and indexing of documents and maintaining exhibits
- Attend client meetings, court appearances and depositions, digesting and drafting concise and accurate summaries
- Facilitate and coordinate all logistics during negotiations, arbitrations, trials and/or settlements
- Draft and e-file motions, pleadings, summons, complaints, subpoenas, etc.
Qualifications for Paralegal/Litigation Legal Assistant (National Law Firm):
- 2+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a large law firm
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Great ability to develop rapport and trust with others
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly organized with the ability to shift priorities
- Proficiency using MS Outlook, Word, Adobe; Westlaw; LexisNexis, Pacer and Concordance, Summation, or Worldox, etc.
