Paralegal - Litigation Jobs

Frier Levitt, recently selected as a 2023 Best Place to Work in NJ by NJBIZ, and established in 2000, is a national boutique law firm focused exclusively on Healthcare and Life Sciences. The Firm draws on its experience representing stakeholders across the entire healthcare spectrum. In the Life Sciences, Frier Levitt has represented pharmacies of all kinds and assisted with regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. On the Healthcare side, the Firm's clients have included large physician group practices, hospitals, hospital medical staff, ambulatory surgery centers, laboratory companies, as well as the complete panoply of ancillary service providers. Frier Levitt attorneys are licensed in numerous states. The Firm has offices in Pine Brook, New Jersey, and New York City.
An experienced, full-time Litigation Paralegal is sought for Frier Levitt's Pine Brook, NJ, office.
Job Responsibilities

• File pleadings with the court (including e-Filing)
• Analyze data and prepare summary charts
• Document management using NetDocuments
• Enter billable time into Centerbase software
• Prepare trial exhibit lists and trial notebooks
• Prepare deposition exhibit lists and deposition notebooks
• Manage outside vendors
• Communicate timely, effectively, and professionally with court personnel, opposing counsel, co-workers, and others
• Keep track of case deadlines
• Document organization
• Track exhibits and other evidence during a trial
• Summarize transcripts
• Work with electronically stored information (ESI)
• Draft pleadings and discovery
• Legal research
• Investigative research

Requirements

• Strong litigation background and skills
• Ability to work both independently and part of a team
• Competency on NetDocuments (or other document manager), MS Office, Adobe PDF
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills
• Completion of an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program OR a college degree in paralegal studies
• Healthcare experience a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with class actions a plus
• 2-4+ years' experience as a litigation paralegal in a private law firm

Benefits: Frier Levitt offers the opportunity for a hybrid schedule, competitive salary, and a full range of benefits, including PTO, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) (upon eligibility to participate), and on-site gym.
The posted salary is an estimated range, and will depend on years of experience and other factors.
Frier Levitt is an equal opportunity employer. The firm actively seeks diversity among its employees. The firm does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, mental or physical handicap or disability, age, citizenship status, alienage, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other criteria prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.