Senior Bankruptcy Paralegal

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and organize complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters from inception through conclusion.
• Maintain case files, pleadings, discovery materials, correspondence, expert reports, and exhibits.
• Track case calendars, filing requirements, key dates, and court deadlines.
• Prepare and electronically file documents in federal and state courts using CM/ECF and comparable e-filing systems.
• Conduct legal and factual research using Westlaw, Lexis, PACER, and other legal research resources.
• Review court rules, statutes, regulations, and case law and summarize findings for attorneys.
• Draft, proofread, and edit bankruptcy-related documents, including proofs of claim, reaffirmation agreements, first-day motions, and fee applications.
• Bluebook, cite-check, and Shepardize briefs and prepare tables of authorities.
• Coordinate with clients, witnesses, experts, vendors, opposing counsel, and other external parties.
• Support discovery, including document productions, interrogatories, and large-scale document review.
• Work with electronic discovery platforms, including Relativity or comparable technology.
• Assist with factual investigations and collection of relevant evidence.
• Prepare exhibits, witness materials, and other materials for hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
• Provide in-person support during hearings and trials as required, including exhibit management and courtroom technology support.
• Record billable time daily and meet an annual billable-hours requirement of approximately 1,500 hours.
• Provide backup support to other paralegals and assist with additional legal projects as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• 6+ years of substantive bankruptcy experience, with highly experienced candidates particularly encouraged to apply.
• Experience with Relativity or eDiscovery
• Strong knowledge of bankruptcy procedures and federal court practices.
• Hands-on experience with CM/ECF and electronic court filing systems.
• Proficiency with legal research tools such as Westlaw, Lexis, and PACER.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, proofreading, and filing sophisticated legal documents.
• Strong case-management, calendaring, organizational, and deadline-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, clients, and external parties.
• Ability to work additional hours and travel on short notice when necessary to support client matters.