Litigation Paralegal

Litigation Paralegal

Benesch Law – Cleveland office – hybrid, work‑from‑home flexibility.

Seasoned litigation paralegal sought for a fast‑paced and challenging role. Experience managing large‑scale litigation from start to finish and heavy involvement in trials is required.

• Support attorneys in the coordination, management and supervision of all litigation aspects.
• Manage large‑scale discovery and e‑discovery matters, including document preservation, collection and production.
• Draft, review and analyze routine legal documents.
• Provide operational litigation technology support (database creation, image import, data search, export, reformatting, conversions, form and report design, e‑discovery processes, OCR, coding).
• Organize and maintain case files using automated procedures.
• Assist in preparing attorneys and witnesses for depositions and court appearances.
• Prepare for trials in state and federal courts; manage trial support, create and oversee exhibits, set up war rooms, attend trial to assist with evidence presentation, and travel as needed.
• Review and summarize depositions.
• Assist with finalizing witness affidavits.
• Review documents for privilege and draft privilege logs for attorney review.
• Conduct legal and factual research.
• Interact with courts, government agencies, expert witnesses, vendors, and other law firms to gather information and coordinate activities.
• Act as liaison between case‑team attorneys and support staff to ensure case‑specific paralegal services meet expectations.
• Meet billable goals as established by practice management.

• May require overtime as needed.
• Perform additional office support duties as assigned or requested.

Documents and information obtained in the course of employment are confidential and must be kept confidential at all times.

• Valid Paralegal certification preferred; seven to ten years of litigation experience in an AmLaw 150 firm or specialist litigation practice area.
• Experience with all stages of litigation: intake, discovery, trial, and arbitration hearings.
• Experience with Opus 2, Text Map, Case Map, iManage, Everlaw, Trial Director, and the MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) is preferred.
• Strong time‑management and organizational skills, high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, with an excellent customer‑service attitude.
• Availability for overtime work and travel as needed.

Salary range: $110,000 – $142,000 per year. Full‑time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benesch is an equal‑opportunity employer. We strongly value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, nationality, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Applicants requiring special assistance or accommodation during the application process should contact Benesch Human Resources at 216‑363‑4578 or email