Litigation Paralegal

Job description

Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP currently has an excellent full-time employment opportunity in their Litigation Practice Group. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.

**Hybrid schedule - 3 days in the office, 2 days remotely**

**FINRA Arbitration experience is required**

Position Summary

The successful candidate will be a college graduate or experienced. This position will assist the practice group in all phases of litigation, including, but not limited to, pleadings, discovery and trial preparation

Duties & Responsibilities

· Review documents for relevance; organize responsive documents for review by the attorneys for production purposes and use at upcoming depositions, hearings or trial;

· Perform simple cite checking and proof reading of legal briefs and other legal documents;

· Conduct legal and factual research on individuals, corporations;

· Handle case management from initial filing through trial and appeal;

· Assists with trial preparation, including creating trial notebooks, maintain and tracking exhibits, and coordinating witness schedules;

· Reviews and summarizes document, depositions, and court transcripts; creating and using substantive coding tools

· Assist in arbitrator selection

Skills & Competencies

· Proficient in Microsoft Office

· Basic technological and research skills

· Software: Word, Excel, Outlook

Qualifications & Prior Experience

· 2-4 years experience as a Paralegal in a law firm

· College degree or Paralegal certification required

· Ability to prioritize workload

· Strong attention to detail a must

· FINRA Arbitration experience is required

· Candidate should also be flexible to work overtime as needed

Job type: Full-time