Litigation Paralegal
Company: Venable LLP
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Venable LLP's Commercial Litigation California practice group
seeks a paralegal with two to five years of experience to join the
practice in the San Francisco office. The paralegal performs
substantive tasks that assist our case teams at every stage of the
litigation process (pleading, factual and expert discovery,
mediation, arbitration, pre-trial, trial and post-trial/appellate
stages). The projects range from case material compilation for
attorney review to participation at trial.
Primary Responsibilities
* Prepare subpoenas and deposition notices;
* Coordinate and handle filings in electronic and paper format, in
state and federal courts;
* Coordinate and handle service of process for state and federal
court matters;
* Request records, medical records and authorizations;
* Prepare cast of characters and chronology of events;
* Prepare record and deposition summaries;
* Draft form pleadings and form discovery;
* Review court dockets for case team review and case
information;
* Prepare and organize exhibits for motions and /or
depositions;
* Perform social media search;
* Cite checking and Shepardizing legal memoranda;
* Create and maintain databases for case and document
management;
* Prepare spreadsheets and otherwise track discovery requests;
* Organize and supervise document productions in conjunction with
Practice Technology professionals and vendors;
* Coordinate in and out-of-town depositions;
* Oversee logistical preparations related to depositions, hearings,
trials, arbitrations, and mediations;
* Prepare and organize trial notebooks and demonstrative
exhibits;
* Meet the firm's billable hours expectation for our paralegals;
and,
* Attend and assist at trial, arbitration, and mediation.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree with two to five years of substantive
commercial litigation experience within a law firm;
* Experience with e-filings in state and federal courts and/or
working with other legal professionals to get the filings prepared
and e-filed;
* Experience with review tools such as Relativity, TextMap, and
other share filing related software;
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and
Excel;
* Outstanding organizational, administrative, and communication
(oral and written) skills;
* Possess high attention to detail, a strong work ethic and is
self-motivated;
* Demonstrate ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, efficiently
multi-task and produce a high-end work product in a fast-paced
environment;
* Team-oriented mindset;
* Handle confidential and sensitive information with the
appropriate discretion; and,
* Ability and willingness to work overtime and travel.
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered
in Washington, D.C., with offices in California, Delaware, Florida,
Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Virginia. Our lawyers and
legislative advisors serve domestic and international clients in
all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation,
intellectual property, regulatory matters, and government affairs.
Additional information can be found at Venable.com.
Venable LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, age, protected Veteran status and any other protected
basis under applicable law.
Contact:
Maria Wintermute
Senior Manager of Associate Recruiting
MTKrupinsky@venable.com
Keywords: Venable LLP, Eldersburg , Litigation Paralegal, Legal , Baltimore, Maryland
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