Description
Our client is a leading law firm with offices across the country. They are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join the team. The position is hybrid with 3 out of 5 days onsite at their beautiful office in Roseland, NJ.
Who You Are
- You hold a bachelor’s degree and have 7+ years of large law firm paralegal experience
- You have strong knowledge of New York and New Jersey federal, state, and local courts
- Proficient with ECF filing and docketing systems such as BEC Legal
- Experienced with litigation and trial support tools including Relativity, Trial Director, and similar platforms
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple active matters simultaneously
- Effective communicator comfortable working with attorneys, clients, vendors, and internal teams
What You’ll Do
- Meet internal administrative, timekeeping, workload reporting, and billable requirements
- Maintain well-organized electronic and hard-copy files for active litigation matters
- Track deadlines and procedural requirements across courts, arbitrations, and agencies
- Manage court filings and service of process in compliance with applicable rules
- Review incoming filings and correspondence and alert attorneys to key developments
- Assist with briefs and filings through cite checking, proofreading, and exhibit preparation
- Conduct research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, SEC/EDGAR, and related resources
- Draft pleadings and discovery materials for attorney review
- Support document collection, review, and production in collaboration with litigation teams
- Coordinate trial and arbitration preparation, including exhibits, technology, vendors, witnesses, and court personnel
- Prepare chronologies, privilege logs, redaction logs, and production indexes
What Success Looks Like
- Attorneys rely on you for accurate deadline tracking and proactive case support
- Filings and productions are timely, compliant, and well organized
- Case materials are consistently accessible and production-ready
- Litigation teams experience smooth coordination through discovery and trial
- Administrative and billable expectations are met without disruption
Salary Range: $110,000 – 120,000 annually, based on experience
Location: Roseland, NJ – Hybrid
Gainor is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Gainor are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, national origin, immigration status, marital or familial status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic or status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
