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Job Description
Scott+Scott is seeking a full-time paralegal with extensive experience with plaintiff firms and securities and consumer class actions to support attorneys in a fast-paced firm located in New York City. Duties include:
Preparing complaints, reviewing briefs and other documents, and then finalize, file, and serve them.
Assisting attorneys with proofreading and serving discovery and case management.
Cite checking and familiarity with BlueBook rules, along with the ability to follow court procedural rules for state and federal courts across the country.
Filing of electronic court documents in accordance with Firm practices and procedures.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Provide support to multiple partners and associates handling multiple cases
- Edit documents, such as briefs, pleadings, etc.;
- Review local rules as well as judge’s requirements to make sure pleadings conform to same
- Must have experience with cite-checking to insure documents conform to BlueBook
- Must know how to file electronically
- Complete projects on time and accurately – knowledge of grammar rules and attention to detail is critical;
- Be able to multi-task and prioritize workload
- Good with internet research
- Be a good match with the paralegal team and willing to pitch in when asked
- Be willing and available to work overtime (as needed).
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Bachelor’s Degree, or
- Successful completion of the Certified Paralegal (CP) certifying examination of NALA, Inc., or
- Graduation from an ABA-approved program of study for paralegals, or
- Graduation from a course of study for paralegals which is institutionally accredited but not ABA-approved, and which requires not less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study.
- 5 years of successful paralegal experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Microsoft Office Suite, Nuance Power PDF
- Blue Book citation procedure
- Bloomberg, Westlaw, LexisNexis File & Serve, Pacer, and electronic filing procedures (both federal and state)
- Document Management Systems (SharePoint, NetDocs)
- The candidate will be tested on grammar, fact-checking, and cite-checking skills
WORKING CONDITIONS
Typical office environment, currently remote