Employment Law Litigation Paralegal at Morgan & Morgan in Manhattan, New York, United States

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Paralegal to join our Employment Law department.
• This role is in-office 5 days per week with no flexibility to be hybrid or remote.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda.
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
• Interface with Administrative Agencies, including EEOC.
• E-file court documents in federal and state court.
• Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses.
• Draft and serve summons.
• Coordinate depositions.
• Prepare deposition and hearing binders and exhibits.
• Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court.
• Interfacing with clients to keep them apprised of the status of their case and to obtain documents needed for discovery.
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources.
• Liaise between the attorneys and internal/external third parties, including co-counsel, counsel for defendants, and the courts.

Requirements

• Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)
• At least 2+ years of working experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting.
• Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).
• General Litigation Experience, preferably in federal court
• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices.
• Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Required

• Legal document preparation
• E-filing in federal and state court
• Discovery and evidence management
• Knowledge of court rules and procedures
• Highly organized

Preferred

• Paralegal certification
• Federal court litigation experience

Benefits

• Morgan & Morgan is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting the people, not the powerful. This success starts with our staff. For full-time employees, we offer an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays.
• $70,000 - $85,000 USD