Litigation Paralegal

Overview

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment. Join our Litigation Team as a Litigation Paralegal located in our Washington D.C. office.

This role will be based in our Washington D.C. office, on an in-office basis. Regular in-office presence is required for day-to-day operations, as well as for team meetings, training opportunities, and relationship building.

The Litigation Paralegal will support the Litigation Team practice dealing with complex Litigation in Washington, D.C. federal and local courts. The successful candidate will be a team player with a positive attitude and be able to maintain a consistently high standard of service and leadership. Candidate should also be flexible to work overtime as needed. Experience with digital litigation management is required.

Trial experience is expected.

• Assist attorneys in preparation for depositions, motions, hearings, arbitration, mediation and trial.

• Monitor court dockets, complying with regulatory agency or court-imposed schedules and orders in accordance with local, state and federal rules and regulations.

• Monitor and coordinate the exchange of exhibits with other parties.

• Perform factual research to identify relevant testimony and case documents, draft chronologies, locate potential witnesses, and provide other factual support for pertinent issues.

• Analyze all types of evidence, distilling relevant information needed to support case issues.

• Organize and synthesize information through the preparation of summaries, chronologies, reports, spreadsheets, charts, logs, and coding forms for input into databases, graphs and other usable formats.

Skills & Competencies

• Exemplary organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Strong client service skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task and set priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Computer proficiency in Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Pro required, experience with Filesite a plus.

• Candidate should be a proficient user of litigation support applications, including Concordance, Relativity and Opus 2 or Live Note.

Education & Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

• Paralegal certification required.

• Minimum five (5) years’ experience as a litigation paralegal in a mid to large sized law firm required.

• Experience with eDiscovery required.

Technology

• Proficiency with Windows-based software and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required.

The expected pay range for this position is:

$44.71 to $51.9 per hour

Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance.

Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.