The Litigation Case Manager will assist with the management of a heavy litigation docket that encompasses the complete range of a litigation life cycle. Demonstrate expert competency in all paralegal functions including those related to case management, document collections and productions, deposition and witness interviews, court filings and trial coordination.
Responsibilities: - Efficiently manage and balance a heavy case load and appropriately prioritize workload. Supervise junior team members and assume responsibility for all paralegal workflow and work product.
- Perform complex factual and legal investigations under attorney oversight, analyze data and present synopsis.
- Coordinate and oversee document collections and productions. Working alongside in house E-Discovery team, ensure appropriate handling of electronic discovery materials and compliance with legal discovery obligations.
- Take lead in working with attorneys and the Managing Attorney's Office in the preparation and filing of all court documents.
- Lead paralegal teams on large, complex and high-profile trials. Oversee all aspects of the trial war room.
- Establish strong working relationships with internal clients, as well as in house and outside counsel.
- Interface with third party vendors on document review/production and trial related issues.
- Establish and maintain best practices in processes that affect paralegal workflow. Participate in beta testing of new databases and internal processes.
- Active participation in activities aimed at improving the paralegal department as a whole, including training and mentoring junior colleagues and involvement with department initiatives. Participation in biannual paralegal evaluation process.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree required.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience working on complex litigation matters.
- Extensive trial experience.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Professionalism when handling confidential information.
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Organizational skills that result in consistent volume and quality of output.
- Strong project management skills.
- Expert in matter management systems including Relativity.
- Ability to operate independently with limited attorney supervision.
- Ability to effectively work with all levels of firm management, internal clients and outside counsel.
- Ability to adapt to and support differing attorney and team work styles.
This is a hybrid role which requires in-office attendance in accordance with the schedule set forth by the department. A hybrid schedule is an essential function of this role. Salary: $95,000 - $140,000. Paul, Weiss offers competitive compensation and benefits packages. The firm considers a number of factors when determining compensation, including, but not limited to, education, years of experience, levels of experience, competency levels and other relevant skills and qualifications. DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualification required of employees assigned to this job.