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Democracy Forward · 2 months ago

Paralegal Case Manager

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $125K/yr

10+ years exp

Democracy Forward Foundation is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal to join their legal support team. The Paralegal Case Manager will be responsible for overseeing litigation support procedures, managing trial preparations, and supervising other paralegals and legal assistants.

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Responsibilities

Perform legal research, cite-checking, bluebooking, proofreading, and drafting case documents such notices, motions, briefs, and discovery requests and responses

Understand litigation practice area protocols, anticipate attorney needs, execute established litigation support procedures with consistency, and effectively exercise independent judgment

Oversee senior and developing paralegals and legal assistants

Manage trial or hearing preparation and logistics, including management of scheduling, coordination with court clerks, preparation of digital compilations and hard-copy binders, management of depositions and exhibits, and setting up courtroom space

Coordinate e-filing pleadings in federal, state courts, and government agencies

Format documents using styles functionalities and creating tables of authority

Attend legal proceedings and case team meetings with a supervising lawyer

Ability to provide 360-degree case management of a legal matter for the case team litigators under the direction of the legal support manager, including overseeing the timely execution, submission, and follow-up tasks of legal filings; maintaining the organization of case files and consistency of systems; and docketing and tracking case deadlines

Draft, compile, review, research, cite-check, and proofread legal documents and execute supporting tasks, or supervise experienced and developing paralegals in doing so, for the case team litigators under the direction of the legal support manager

Supervise and support experienced and developing paralegals and legal assistants on assigned tasks

Qualification

Litigation support experienceLegal document draftingCase managementClass-action litigationTeam collaborationDiversity commitmentInterpersonal skillsAttention to detail

Required

Minimum of 10 years of experience in litigation support

Experience having primary responsibility for matters

Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully on a team of attorneys and staff professionals

Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments and meet deadlines, must be able to work well both independently and in a team environment

Experience managing other litigation support professionals in executing the timely execution, submission, and follow-up tasks of legal filings, as well as in the organization of case files

Ability to become proficient in new areas, tasks, or systems

Well-developed collaborative and interpersonal skills including demonstrated self-awareness, commitment to diversity and inclusivity, ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds, and ability to contribute affirmatively to a just and equitable workplace culture