Commercial Litigation Paralegal
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities E-Discovery Responsibilities * Assists with eDiscovery tasks, such as data collection, document processing, and review using litigation support software (Eclipse, Relativity and Reveal). * Acts as a liaison between Firm personnel, opposing counsel, and eDiscovery vendor. * Works with Litigation Support Manager to design and implement document review systems in Eclipse, Relativity and Reveal, including loading documents for review, constructing complex Boolean searches for review team, redacting documents, performing QC tasks prior to production, exporting and printing documents, and running document productions. * Maintains chain of custody. * Prepares privilege logs. * Manages logistics of production of documents (hard copy, images, native) and provides routine status reports, including task completion reports and data delivery schedules. * Works with Litigation Support Manager to support ShareFile and other file sharing applications, including DropBox, Box, FileShare, SharePoint, and TitanFile. * Maintains in-house transcript databases using Case Notebook and loads transcripts, videos, and exhibits into platform in organized manner for team sharing. Other Paralegal Responsibilities * Analyzes documents and materials and conducts legal, statistical, and documentary research. * Drafts first draft of legal documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery requests/responses for the attorney's review. * Summarizes depositions, interrogatories, and testimony. * Communicates with clients, witnesses, and other stakeholders to gather information and provide updates; coordinates and schedules meetings, hearings, and depositions as required by project timelines.