Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate
• 1 year experience as a paralegal in a legal department or law firm
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Preferred Requirements:

• Large law firm experience

What will your day look like?In this role, your responsibilities encompass a spectrum of legal and administrative tasks. You will meticulously handle filings before Puerto Rico courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies. Assisting in discovery, document production, and fact discovery will be integral to your daily endeavors. Crafting appendices and indexes to appellate writs, especially by Puerto Rico appellate courts, will demand precision and legal acumen.

Your proficiency will extend to the arrangement of the office calendar, diligently managing filings, deadlines, hearings, and conferences. Additionally, you will spearhead the organization and archival of documents, contributing to streamlined processes. Billing, a critical aspect of legal operations, will be executed with exactitude, ensuring adherence to client expectations.

Engaging in clear and effective communication with clients for information requests will be part of your routine. You will actively participate in regulatory filings, demonstrating a keen understanding of legal nuances. The translation of documents between Spanish and English, along with the preparation of summaries and indexes, will require linguistic and analytical skills.

Furthermore, your role will involve supporting evidentiary hearings and trials, summarizing depositions, and aiding in the preparation of indexes for pre-filed direct testimonies. You will also be expected to make governmental filings in connection with the organization of legal entities and tax grant applications, assist with the organization of online data rooms and other tasks related to M&A transactions and oversee trademark and other registries.

Your involvement in immigration visa petitions will encompass compiling documents, processing requests, and monitoring petition status. The role will also entail research tasks, responding to the requests of legal professionals. In essence, each day will present an array of complex yet vital legal responsibilities, demanding your unwavering professionalism and commitment.

To learn more about DLA Piper, please visit our website. 

We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success. 

General & Essential Job Expectations While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties;
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;
• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product;
• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required;
• Foster positive work relationships;
• Comply with all firm policies and practices;
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;
• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.

Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Other Requirements Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met. 

Application Process:If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process or have any questions about the process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Please add noreply@dlapipercareers.us to your list of safe senders.

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.

Agency applications will not be considered.