Litigation Paralegal, join a top firm; need 4 year degree

Job Description

Job Description

A top-notch boutique litigation law firm needs a Litigation Paralegal to support the Washington, DC office.

You will work with a great team of attorneys and handle substantive work. Opportunity for travel.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strong cite checking and blue booking skills in preparation of court submissions, written discovery, and legal memoranda.
• Project and case management skills and ability to perform full range of paralegal tasks to meet litigation case needs from inception to conclusion.
• Manage assigned cases and their related tasks and projects.
• Organizational and oversight skills:
• • Assist attorneys in ensuring that all documentation associated with a case, such as correspondence, pleadings, document productions, research files, emails is filed as appropriate
  • Assist with organization of case rooms and electronic repositories
• Assist with all aspects of trial preparation and trials, including:
• • Prepare trial exhibits and demonstratives
  • Prepare witness files and examination materials
  • Coordinate activities with court personnel and court reporters
  • Provide support during and after trial
• Conduct factual research and analyze information.
• Maintain discovery files, notice depositions, draft subpoenas, and prepare deposition materials and for witnesses and experts.
• Ability to work with databases and litigation software packages.
• Ability to work and learn independently, meet deadlines, and interact well with attorneys, staff, and clients.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to report case status projects to attorneys.
• Knowledge of e-filings with various courts.
• Ability to research federal, state, court, judge, and electronic filing rules; and
• Good writing and proofreading skills.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in a law firm as a litigation paralegal.
• Ability to work overtime required.
• Ability to travel, typically for trial.
• Litigation trial experience.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as the ability to work in a team environment with individuals at all organizational levels.
• Ability to organize and prioritize issues and workload.
• The ability to work on projects independently or with little supervision.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities.

Company DescriptionBonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. is your source for finding and filling permanent financial, accounting, administrative, legal, executive assistant, accounting and HR positions. Our professional staff matches the right candidate with the right employer and we take a lot of pride in that responsibility. Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. has over eighty years of combined recruiting experience.

Our commitment to you is that we will work very hard to find you the right match. Our hope is that you will be very happy that you have chosen to work with us and that you feel we have done a good job for you. Please browse our web site, www.bonniejones.com and contact us so that we can make a happy match for you!

Company Description

Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. is your source for finding and filling permanent financial, accounting, administrative, legal, executive assistant, accounting and HR positions. Our professional staff matches the right candidate with the right employer and we take a lot of pride in that responsibility. Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. has over eighty years of combined recruiting experience. \r\n\r\nOur commitment to you is that we will work very hard to find you the right match. Our hope is that you will be very happy that you have chosen to work with us and that you feel we have done a good job for you. Please browse our web site, www.bonniejones.com and contact us so that we can make a happy match for you!