Experienced Litigation Paralegal

Seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal

Do you want to help small business owners fight for what’s theirs?

We are an entrepreneurial business litigation law firm on track for aggressive growth. We need an experienced litigation paralegal to join our team and work directly with the owners and attorneys to support the team and help our clients.

We want to be known for helping our clients resolve their business disputes and feel that they had a team behind them that cared and fought for them. We are growing fast and need an experienced litigation paralegal who can hit the ground running.
This position will be responsible for meaningful work, including:

1. Drafting letters and simple court documents
2. Drafting complaints by customizing standard forms
3. Drafting motions and other court documents
4. Filling out legal forms
5. Writing reports and legal documents
6. Conducting thorough research about laws and judicial decisions, about current as well as past cases
7. Helping attorneys prepare cases for trial
8. Assisting lawyers in the courtroom
9. Reviewing contracts, corporate bylaws, and other legal documents
10. Assisting at closing for real estate transaction
11. Preparing discovery and responses to discovery demands
---------- anizing files
13. Docketing (Scheduling) events

If the statements below appeal to you, you may be our next paralegal!
• You are great at writing and conducting legal research.
• You are a hard worker with a sickening degree of attention to detail
• You are very good with calendars, email, spreadsheets, word processing, and the internet
• Your middle name is “No Drama”
• You are an excellent juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly.

We love to help people learn and grow. But we don’t have the time for that right now. We need a litigation paralegal with experience in business litigation. The ideal candidate will be able to take the initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal hand-holding.

The position is a full-time job with the expectation that you will manage a caseload. During the first 30 days of employment, the pay will be $3.75/hour, with opportunities for increase after that. There is an opportunity for bonus compensation for those who can demonstrate their profitability.

Prepare a cover letter with no more than TWO paragraphs and a closing ---------- the first paragraph, please explain what you believe are the three most essential qualities needed in someone who works with business litigation clients and why you think they are the most critical ---------- the second paragraph, explain why you applied to this particular ad. As a closing sentence, please write, "I have read the instructions contained in the job posting and have followed the instructions.”

Do not send your resume through this website. Email your resume and cover letter in PDF format to ---------- email's subject line should be your last name (all caps), followed by the position you are applying for in lower case, followed by one word that you would use to describe yourself in all caps. [For example: SMITH paralegal AWESOME]

We look forward to reviewing your application.

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