Job Description
Job Title: Paralegal
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Job Type: Full - Time (Onsite)
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Location: Miami, FL
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Overview:
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Our client is seeking a Paralegal who provides substantive litigation support to all litigation teams based on case demands. The role leads discovery management, deposition and trial preparation, factual research, and white-collar/investigation support while partnering closely with administrative Legal Assistants.
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Compensation: $100,000 - $125,000
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Benefits: Parking, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Retirement Plan
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Key Responsibilities:
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- Discovery & Document Management: Lead document collection, processing, and database management; handle production preparation (Bates stamping, redactions, QC); prepare privilege logs; and draft discovery requests and responses.
- Deposition, Trial & Case Materials: Prepare deposition exhibits and summaries, organize witness files, and serve as lead support for trial preparation, exhibits, and binders.
- Factual Research & Analysis: Develop chronologies and timelines, conduct fact investigations, perform legal research and citation checks, and draft initial pleadings and motions.
- Investigations & Cross-Border Matters: Lead document reviews for internal investigations, organize white-collar evidence, and coordinate with foreign counsel on South America matters.
- Strategy & Privileged Work: Participate in case strategy discussions and produce high-level, attorney-client privileged substantive work product.
- Shared & Support Duties: Assist with court e-filings, litigation calendars, routine correspondence, new matter intake details, and conflict checks as a backup to legal assistants.
- Billing Requirement: Maintain a minimum annual billable hour requirement of 1,300 hours (with high performers targeting 1,500+ hours).
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Required Qualifications:
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- Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
- 3+ years of litigation paralegal experience, including hands-on discovery and trial preparation.
- Demonstrated experience managing e-discovery / litigation document review platforms and large document productions (including redactions, Bates stamping, and privilege log preparation).
- Strong legal research and citation-checking skills.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and written communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple litigation teams.
- Ability to handle confidential and privileged information with discretion.
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Preferred Qualifications:
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- Experience supporting white-collar defense and internal investigations.
- Experience with cross-border matters and coordination with foreign counsel; bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred given the firm’s South America matters.
- Notary public commission or willingness to obtain.
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