What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Paralegal position at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP?
Overview
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 States, has an immediate opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in its Des Moines office. Qualified candidates must have legal assistant and/or paralegal experience, preferably in a large law firm setting. Candidates should be comfortable assisting with billable and non-billable assignments. There may be flexible options for successful candidates, including hybrid opportunities. This is a full-time position.
Qualifications:
- Experience in litigation support, case management, and new matter intake process.
- Familiarity with the Iowa State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Experience with court eFile; state and federal courts.
- Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Experience drafting and organizing discovery – both written discovery and document production.
- Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable eDiscovery litigation support software is a plus.
- Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Key Responsibilities:
- Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.
- Provide support to attorneys with drafting pleadings, efiling, conducting factual and legal research, document review/analysis, preparing productions, and preparing for hearings, depositions and mediations.
- Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
- Assist with preparing pleadings, discovery requests and responses.
- Provide general office support, maintain and organize files, scan/copy documents, maintain calendars, prepare expense reports, and coordinate internal/external meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
We offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave & Life Insurance.
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.
No recruiter emails or telephone calls.
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