Litigation Paralegal

Description

• Manage and track litigation with outside counsel.
• Initial review and analysis of contract proposals from vendors and corporate partners; draft new contracts using Fontainebleau Development’s general contract forms; update contract management database with new executed contracts; follow up on deadlines relating to expiration of contracts.
• Do filings on all corporate entities to make sure entities remain in good standing.
• Perform independent judgment in evaluating and assessing legal issues.
• Assist in-house and outside counsel with trial preparation and trial
• Review and analyze deposition transcripts
• Prepare objections and responses to written discovery requests
• Interface with outside counsel on litigation, corporate, and intellectual property matters.
• Manage projects relating to legal department, as assigned by attorneys.
• Manage corporate records and books.
• Interact with all departments and provide education to assure conformity and consistency in application of business and legal policies and practices.
• Respond to and gather documents for subpoenas.

Requirements

• Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to draft and review legal documents, analyze legal advice, and apply legal advice to business needs.
• Knowledge of and experience in litigation involving general liability, commercial, and labor and employment law claims and lawsuits.
• Ability to draft reports, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, memoranda, and documents related to transactional, compliance, corporate and/or litigation matters.
• Hard working, resourceful, well-organized, and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Experience in preparing objections and responses to written discovery requests, reviewing and analyzing deposition transcripts, and trial preparation.
• Excellent experience in the use of software and programs including, but not limited to, knowledge in MS Word, Excel, and Power Point, Adobe, DocuSign, contracts management software, practice management software, document management software, project management software, and cloud/internet-based collaboration software such as LawVu are strongly preferred.
• Excellent writing and communication skills a must.
• Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
• Experience working in a union environment is a plus.
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Positive attitude and commitment to professionalism is required.
• Ability to draft legal correspondence including drafting cease-and-desist letters and termination of contract letters.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance