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Nixon Peabody LLP · 5 hours ago

Paralegal - Litigation

Albany, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$64K/yr - $91K/yr

4+ years exp

Nixon Peabody LLP is a dynamic law firm that values collective thinking and innovation. The Paralegal - Litigation role involves providing essential support to attorneys in managing and coordinating legal practices, including trial preparation, legal research, and document management.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Refine and improve knowledge of various legal procedures

Assist with trial preparation

Utilize legal research databases (i.e. Westlaw and Lexis)

Understand and learn how to apply state and federal procedural rules

Coordinate service of process (local and nationwide)

Draft removal documents for cases being removed from State court to Federal court

Understand Federal Court Electronic Filing and State Court Electronic Filing in several states

Review and edit legal documents. This includes spelling and grammar checks, fact checking, sherardizing legal authority, blue-booking legal citations, redactions, reviewing privilege logs and document formatting

Conduct research projects, including public records and publicly-available websites for information on individuals and entities

Manage discovery productions and/or liaise with eDiscovery Services to manage and organize discovery workspaces

Reports to clients and assist in maintaining communications

Draft routine motions and discovery requests and responses

Tracks and completes projects within given deadlines

Provide status updates throughout the projects

Coordinate projects with direct supervision from attorneys and consultation with senior paralegals

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Paralegal experienceLegal research databasesElectronic filing systemsParalegal CertificatePractice support systemsElectronic databasesMicrosoft Office SuiteAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

4-6 years of paralegal experience

Bachelor's Degree required. Work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Ability to interact with internal and external personnel of all levels

Attention to detail with the ability to meet varying deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Proficient in some aspects of the practice area

Intermediate knowledge of practice support systems and group specific software

Continued willingness to learn and collaborate with senior paralegals

Proficient knowledge of applications typically used (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite)

Understand use of electronic databases (i.e. Relativity and NetDocuments). This includes maintaining extranet databases and case files

Preferred

Paralegal Certificate preferred

Benefits

Standard benefits package

Additional contingent compensation based on an array of factors, including but not limited to: work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications

Company

Nixon Peabody LLP

Nixon Peabody LLP is an American Lawyer top-100 law firm in the United States and has 15 offices worldwide.

Founded in 1999

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.nixonpeabody.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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