Litigation Paralegal

Litigation Paralegal

Modrall Sperling has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Litigation Paralegal. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting attorneys in all stages of litigation matters. This candidate should feel comfortable conducting research, doing data entry, scheduling, maintaining case files, and completing other ad-hoc requests, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Organize, review and index discovery documents
• Draft legal documents
• Conduct legal research
• Organize and electronically file pleadings
• Prepare exhibits for depositions and trial
• Assist attorneys at trial
• Preparation of medical summaries/chronologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience
• 2+ years' as Litigation Paralegal or legal assistant is required.
• Strong computer skills, including experience with Word, PDFs, Outlook, Excel, and calendaring applications
• Experience with electronic discovery applications
• Experience with TrialDirector and IPro software are preferred
• Strong organizational and case management skills

This position requires an individual who is self-motivated, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and works well in a team environment.

Modrall Sperling offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package.

Modrall Sperling is the counsel of choice for complex business, litigation and natural resources challenges anywhere in New Mexico. In many specialty areas of practice, we are retained to work on issues throughout the Southwest and across the nation. We currently have attorneys licensed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Navajo Nation.

To solve their key challenges, clients rely on the wide range of practice areas represented by our legal teams. We offer depth of experience involving education, employment, railroads, real estate, commercial transactions, mining, oil and gas development companies, Native American and public lands, energy and utilities companies, healthcare providers, and Native American law, among other areas.

We also have a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses, including the regulatory and competitive environments in which they operate.

Clients hire Modrall Sperling for our experience. They keep us for our counsel.