Mass Torts, Legal Assistant Coordinator
COMPENSATION: Base salary up to $125K, commensurate with experience, plus medical benefits, Vacation Days, Personal/Sick Days, Paid Holidays, 401K+match and much more!
LOCATION: New York, NY
THE ORGANIZATION: Reputable Multinational U.S. Based Law Firm
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead case teams by managing work flow of paralegals
- Provide guidance, mentorship and feedback to case teams and junior paralegals
- Provide discovery support and oversight
- Assist with complex tracking and data analysis projects
- Coordinate and assist with interview, depositions, hearings, trials and client meetings preparation
- Prepare and file pleadings for state and Federal courts
- Pull cases, shepardize briefs and assist with cite-checking
- Ensure and maintain all Mass Torts case files
- Maintain the integrity of client files
- Perform non-legal research
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of litigation-based paralegal experience
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Working knowledge of State and Federal court rules and procedures
- Experience working on class action litigations
- Prior experience with complex court filings
- Advanced proficiency with MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Adobe; SmartAdvocate; Westlaw, LexisNexis and PACER
- Relativity, TextMap and CaseMap experience
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, organizational and planning skills
- Demonstrates close attention to detail
