CONTRACT | Litigation Case Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is seeking a contract litigation case manager to support one of our law firm clients for an on-site assignment in Manhattan, NY.

Start: ASAP once interviewed and selected

Duration: 3+ months

Pay rate: max $35/hour

Location: on site 5 days per week

Responsibilities:

• Support case teams of various sizes during all stages of litigation, from inception through trial and appeal.
• Actively manage the production of hard copy and electronic documents, including collecting documents and data from clients, processing documents from opposing and third parties, handling logistics of document productions, and printing.
• Prepare for depositions, conferences, and hearings, including by compiling documents, assisting in preparing witness outlines, and managing logistical and technical details.
• Attend and prepare for trials, including by compiling and tracking trial exhibits, preparing documents and evidence for courtroom use, setting up remote trial offices, coordinating with vendors, and interacting with courtroom staff and other trial participants.
• Conduct factual research, including through document analysis and interviews, and summarize information and prepare chronologies.
• Organize and maintain hard copy and electronic case files.
• Collaborate with the eDiscovery and Litigation Support Department and use databases and eDiscovery tools.
• Assist in drafting motion papers, correspondence, and other documents by participating in fact checking, compiling exhibits and appendices, formatting documents according to local rules.
• Collaborate with the Managing Clerk’s Office to prepare and file court documents, maintain court calendars, track case deadlines, and coordinate service of legal documents.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years experience as a paralegal in a large defense law firm
• Familiarity with New York Civil Procedure and NY State eFiling
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better, and we encourage all applicants — including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities — to join us so we can do great things together.

Company DescriptionLawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.

Company Description

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.