What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Paralegal position at Hudson Cook, LLP?
Hudson Cook, LLP is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to manage complex and document-intensive litigation and government investigations involving consumer financial services law. This position requires a well-organized, detail-oriented and independent paralegal to work with the growing Litigation and Government Investigations practice group, assigned to specific matters, clients, projects, and/or attorneys. Hudson Cook’s litigation practice focuses on defending against consumer litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration forums throughout the United States.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage case files including discovery documents, pleadings, and correspondence files.
- Maintain the firm’s official file utilizing the document management system.
- Assist in the preparation of court documents including court-required formatting, cite-checking, Bluebooking, and creating table of authorities and table of contents in legal briefs.
- Assist in the filing of court documents through CM/ECF and state court e-filing platforms.
- Create production logs and privilege logs.
- Summarize and organize deposition transcripts.
- Review court orders, federal rules, state court rules, local rules, and judges’ procedures to calendar case deadlines.
- Interpret and operationalize local, court, and judge rules with respect to deadlines, case docketing, and court filings.
- Take appropriate action to monitor and meet deadlines.
- Conduct PACER research and run PACER reports.
- Work with litigation databases, including conducting searches, loading transcripts, and coding documents.
- Assist in deposition preparation, including preparation of deposition notebooks.
- Number and stamp documents for document productions, trial exhibits, and trial notebooks.
- Copy and code documents in large document productions performed inside or outside the office.
- Assist with trial organization.
- Retrieve public records and/or obtain public records from online sources or directly from government institutions.
- Research, analyze, and summarize law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treatises, constitutions, legal codes, and law-related information relevant to practice area.
- Summarize simple depositions or other legal documents.
- Review, revise, and assist attorneys in preparation of legal documents appropriate to practice area, including preparing templates compliant with local rules.
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of tracking tools and reports to keep clients informed of case progress.
- Perform paralegal duties and responsibilities as directed by attorneys in assigned practice group.
- Perform all assignments in strict compliance with ethical guidelines governing the practice of law.
- Receive and follow complex instructions.
- Establish priorities and work concurrently on a variety of projects. Communicate if unable to meet daily responsibilities.
- Demonstrate good teamwork skills within and among practice groups, offices, and firm to facilitate efficient delivery of legal services.
- Timely track and record client-billable time and non-billable hours.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to use sound judgment and good discretion.
- Ability to provide quality client service to both internal and external clients effectively and professionally.
- Ability to work independently and comfortable with seeking guidance as needed.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop skills.
- Willingness and ability to accept changing assignments and priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent grammar, document formatting, punctuation, and proofreading skills.
- Paralegal Certificate.
- Minimum four (4) years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
- Experience supporting cases in federal courts; experience supporting consumer cases in state courts, and AAA or JAMS arbitration, helpful.
- Experience with e-discovery solutions, such as Relativity, and records management systems.
- Working knowledge of the courts and court filing systems, including CM/ECF and various state e-filing platforms.
- Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite products.
- Ability to perform electronic legal research using Westlaw and Lexis.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
- Highly organized with a strong attention to detail.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and a rich array of benefits, to include:
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Firm-Paid Group Insurance (Life and AD&D; Short and Long-Term Disability)
- 401(k) with firm-paid match
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation and Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Hybrid Work Schedule Following Satisfactory Completion of Provisional Period
Equal Opportunity Employer
Hudson Cook, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status, or all other protected characteristics under Maryland law, including age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and genetic information.