Senior Litigation Paralegal

Senior Paralegal

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and assign work to paralegals and legal support staff.
• Support all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, arbitration, and appeals.
• Prepare, file, and organize legal documents and court filings.
• Conduct legal and factual research and compile findings for attorney review.
• Review and verify legal citations, authorities, and supporting materials.
• Manage case files, litigation calendars, deadlines, and document workflows.
• Coordinate trial exhibits, transcripts, and hearing materials.
• Communicate with courts, counsel, clients, experts, vendors, and internal teams.
• Mentor and train junior legal support professionals.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of paralegal experience.
• Blue-book Cite checking
• Strong knowledge of litigation procedures, discovery, trial preparation, and appellate practice.
• Experience with court filing systems, legal research platforms, and case management tools.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-jurisdiction litigation matters.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Trial support experience.
• Experience mentoring or training legal support staff.
• Class Action, Mass Arbitration, or complex litigation, strongly preferred.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.