What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant / Paralegal position at W3Global?
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant or Paralegal to support attorneys handling complex commercial litigation matters. The ideal candidate must have several years of continuous experience in a commercial litigation support role, including significant federal court experience.
This position is intended for a candidate who is currently working in a similar litigation support role and has demonstrated long-term stability in their legal career.
Key Responsibilities
The ideal candidate is someone who is currently working in commercial litigation support, has several years of continuous experience in the field, understands federal court procedures, and is looking for a long-term opportunity rather than someone transitioning into litigation support as a short-term career step.
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant or Paralegal to support attorneys handling complex commercial litigation matters. The ideal candidate must have several years of continuous experience in a commercial litigation support role, including significant federal court experience.
This position is intended for a candidate who is currently working in a similar litigation support role and has demonstrated long-term stability in their legal career.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive legal and litigation support throughout all phases of commercial litigation.
- Prepare, revise, and proofread pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents.
- Assist attorneys with federal and state court filings and ensure compliance with court rules.
- Maintain litigation calendars, deadlines, case files, and attorney schedules.
- Assist with discovery, document management, and e-discovery.
- Prepare materials for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials.
- Coordinate hearings, depositions, mediations, client meetings, and other litigation events.
- Communicate with courts, clients, opposing counsel, experts, and vendors.
- Track case deadlines and ensure timely completion of litigation tasks.
- Provide day-to-day support to attorneys handling complex commercial litigation matters.
- Maintain confidentiality and accurate case records.
- Several years of legal support experience, preferably in commercial/business litigation.
- Current or recent experience working as a Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant or Paralegal.
- Strong federal court litigation experience is required.
- Demonstrated experience supporting cases through multiple stages of litigation.
- Strong knowledge of pleadings, motions, discovery, court filings, and litigation procedures.
- Experience managing litigation calendars and court deadlines.
- Familiarity with both federal and state court filing procedures.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal case management/document management systems.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Must demonstrate stable, continuous employment history, with several years in a comparable litigation support position and no significant employment gaps.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced commercial litigation environment.
The ideal candidate is someone who is currently working in commercial litigation support, has several years of continuous experience in the field, understands federal court procedures, and is looking for a long-term opportunity rather than someone transitioning into litigation support as a short-term career step.
Salary : $80,000 - $100,000