Kennedys, a global law firm with offices throughout the US, seeks a full-time Paralegal with 3+ years of solid insurance defense litigation experience to join our team in our New York City Office. This is a really exciting opportunity for an ambitious Paralegal to join a growing, global law firm and prepare cases for trial.
Key Responsibilities - Prepare discovery demands and assist with pleadings and discovery responses.
- Review and summarize medical records and prepare medical chronologies for trial.
- Prepare discovery motions and assist with dispositive motions, including motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment.
- E-file pleadings, motions, and trial documents in state and federal courts.
- Conduct legal research using LexisNexis, Westlaw, and other online sources for trial.
- Review, organize, and summarize discovery materials, medical records, and other relevant documents for trial preparation, including page/line summaries.
- Prepare and maintain exhibit lists, witness lists, deposition designations, and trial subpoenas.
- Coordinate fact witnesses, corporate representatives, and expert witnesses for depositions and trial testimony.
- Manage trial exhibits, including organization, labeling, tracking, and admissibility review.
- Assist in preparing demonstrative exhibits, trial graphics, and evidentiary summaries for use in trial.
- Support attorneys during trial by maintaining exhibit logs, preparing digests of trial transcripts, tracking admitted evidence, and assisting with real-time document retrieval.
- Assist in coordinating mock trials, focus groups, mediations, and settlement conferences.
- Maintain case deadlines and ensure compliance with court scheduling orders and pretrial deadlines.
- Attend trials and provide in-courtroom support to attorneys throughout proceedings. Some travel outside of the state of NY is required.
Our ideal candidate should have - 3+ years of relevant experience [Insurance Defense Litigation]
- Strong knowledge of state and federal court rules, procedures, and filing requirements.
- Proficiency with LexisNexis, Westlaw, Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, PowerPDF, IManage, records collection vendors and litigation support software.
- Thorough working knowledge of and experience working the Federal and New York court system, including PACER, NYSCEF, E-Courts, and eLaw.
- Experience drafting/posting billable time entries [annual billing requirement is 1400 hours] - Experience with Elite, a plus
- Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail
- Must be able to manage large case load and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced litigation and trial environment.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- College graduate and/or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA accredited program preferred or relevant years of experience.
- Ability to work 3 days in Manhattan office/2 days at home
The annualized salary range for this role is $85,000-$95,000. However, this is contingent upon level of experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
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