Description
Litigation Paralegal
Our legal team is committed to providing each client with quality counsel, innovative solutions, and personalized service. Founded in 2000, the firm offers the legal expertise of its 110+ attorneys, who have accumulated experience and problem-solving skills over decades of practice.
We are a vibrant, busy, and growing full-service law firm looking to add a paralegal to assist and support our Litigation Department. The ideal candidates will have at least 5-7 years of experience as a paralegal.
Paralegal Requirements
- Experience with drafting legal documents, such as discovery demands, PC requests, RJIs, motions, stipulations, subpoenas, notices, and post-judgment papers.
- Experience formatting briefs, preparing exhibit books.
- OCR documents.
- Experience with filing court documents, including e-filing in both state and federal courts (NYSCEF and ECF).
- Experience tracking court dates and deadlines.
- Must be extremely organized and able to maintain a high case volume.
- Must be familiar with MS Office skills (including Excel and Outlook), Adobe, West Law and Pro Law, and Timekeeping applications.
- Excellent communication skills and a polished presentation are also needed.
Responsibilities
- Manage accounts receivable portfolio of assigned accounts.
- Process and post cash transactions and receipts.
- Update daily cash tracking and reporting.
- Manage course of action to validate, analyze, reconcile and expedite the resolution of client deductions.
- Attend internal team meetings to review risk accounts; resolve deductions and charge-backs.
- Prepare various accounts receivable reports and analyses as needed.
- Develop and maintain strong customer relations.
- Experience navigating customer websites and portals needed.
- Other duties may be assigned, as needed or required
Knowledge, Skills, & Attributes
- At least 5 years of experience.
- Paralegal certificate not required but preferred.
- Excellent client services and problem-solving skills; litigation experience a plus.
- Proactive and anticipatory.
- Solid knowledge of computers and software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Ability to think clearly and work well under pressure in a busy environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively and cooperatively with all levels of staff within the office.
Salary: $50k-$70k
Benefits: Medical, Dental, 401K
This position is based out of White Plains.