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About the Role
Eckert Seamans, a national law firm with over 65 years of success, seeks a Mass Tort Paralegal for its New York City office. The role is crucial for supporting clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel.
Responsibilities
- Preparation of legal documents such as depositions and pleadings
- File documents with courts
- Summarize cases and prepare reports for attorneys
- Organization and management of documents, including managing spreadsheets and retrieval systems
- Act as liaison among various parties including court for scheduling and sharing information
- Coordinate the collection, review and production of documents and respond to discovery requests
- Assist with conducting research and investigating facts
- Assist with trial preparation including assembly of exhibits, witness binders and appendices for depositions and court filings
- Coordination of large-scale document jobs with Office Services
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Experience in handling asbestos litigation
- Detail oriented
- Knowledge of civil litigation procedures
- Understanding of HIPPA regulations for the purpose of acquiring medical records
- Sound organizational methods
- Critical thinking
- Superb written and oral communication abilities
- Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Excel
- Experience with forensic aspects of case preparation
- Review and summation of medical records
- Handling subpoenas
- Interfacing with experts
- Trial preparation
- Management of case related administrative duties
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize tasks and multitask
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to function well in a high paced environment
- Knowledge of legal terminology and U.S legal system
- Aptitude for learning new applications, systems and processes
- Proficient with electronic court filing
- Proficient with Microsoft Office365
- Proficient with document management systems, iManage preferred
- Proficient in ShareFile and Kroll preferred
- Minimum two years substantive experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting
- Experience in Mass Tort will be highly considered
- Ability to remain stationary for extended periods while performing repetitive tasks such as working at a computer
- Ability to move throughout the office to attend meetings, access files, collaborate with colleagues, and use standard office equipment
- Ability to move files, documents, supplies, or materials up to 10 pounds
Skills
- Mass Tort litigation
- Asbestos litigation
- Civil litigation procedures
- HIPAA regulations
- Medical record acquisition
- Organizational methods
- Critical thinking
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- MS Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Forensic case preparation
- Medical record review
- Medical record summation
- Subpoena handling
- Expert interfacing
- Trial preparation
- Case administration
- Document preparation
- Court filing
- Case summarization
- Document management
- Spreadsheet management
- Information retrieval
- Liaison
- Discovery response
- Legal research
- Fact investigation
- Exhibit assembly
- Witness binder preparation
- Appendix preparation
- Electronic court filing
- Microsoft Office365
- Document management systems
- iManage
- ShareFile
- Kroll
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid work schedule
Experience Level
- Minimum two years substantive experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting
Education Level
- High school degree or equivalent required
- College degree or Paralegal Certification from an ABA accredited program preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000-$90,000
Benefits
- Generous PTO and holiday schedule
- Medical/Vision/Dental insurance
- Hybrid work schedule
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- 401k plan
About the Company
- Eckert Seamans is a full-service national law firm with a strong reputation and history of success that spans more than 65 years.
- With approximately 300 lawyers across a network of 15 offices, we provide clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel.
Equal Opportunity
- Eckert Seamans is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability or any protected military or veteran status.