at Robert Half in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
Robert Half Legal is partnering with a phenomenal boutique law firm located in the loop that’s seeking to hire a Senior Litigation Paralegal with at least 5-10+ years of experience to join their team. This Senior Litigation Paralegal will assist lawyers by managing all aspects of large scale, complex construction litigation and arbitration including heavy e-discovery management. This firm offers a highly flexible hybrid WFH schedule and the position is paying between $90-120K plus bonus and OT.
Senior Litigation Paralegal Responsibilities:
+ Manage all phases of a litigation case including litigation motion practice, discovery, arbitration, trial, and appellate procedures
+ Manage very large electronic and hard copy documents collections
+ Legal and factual cite checking including editing a brief to Blue Book standards
+ Assist with witness preparation, arbitration, mediation and trial preparation
+ Attend and assist at trials and arbitrations
+ Review, organize, and maintain legal documents/briefs/pleadings for all current cases.
+ Identify sources of potentially relevant documents for production.
+ Review records in response to subpoenas or discovery requests and ensure responsive records are properly served and privileged records are properly withheld, and privilege logs are served
+ Manage and organize e-discovery databases and ensure support staff is able to perform complex searches and review documentation in various e-discovery platforms
+ Source e-discovery vendors when required and negotiate terms/pricing
+ Manage junior paralegal(s), their schedules and workflow as well as administrative responsibilities of same
For immediate consideration, please email your resume directly to Justin Rambert, VP – Permanent Placement at justin . rambert @ robert half com
Requirements+ Bachelor Degree needed; Paralegal Certificate a plus
+ 5+ years of experience as a Litigation Paralegal
+ Experience in a relevant area of litigation (Commercial, construction, transportation, aviation, etc.)
+ Experience with construction litigation preferred but not necessary
+ Proficiency in e-Discovery/ESI software and processes
+ Trial experience highly preferred
+ Knowledge of filing/e-filing procedures for various jurisdictions.
+ Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, ShareFile, iManage, Perfectlaw
For immediate consideration, please email your resume directly to Justin Rambert, VP – Permanent Placement at justin . rambert @ robert half com
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