Paralegal

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Troutman Pepper is seeking a litigation paralegal to work with the growing Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. The paralegal is assigned to specific matters, clients, projects and/or attorneys, and will perform paralegal duties and responsibilities as directed by group leader and other attorneys in assigned substantive practice group. Paralegals report to the Legal Support Administrator and have an annual billing component.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research, analyze, and summarize law sources, such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treatises, constitutions, legal codes and law-related information relevant to practice area.

• Conduct PACER research and run PACER reports.

• Works with litigation databases, including conducting searches, loading transcripts, and coding documents.

• Assist in deposition preparation, including preparation of deposition notebooks.

• Organize and monitor the maintenance of large matter files (e.g., correct and timely filing of correspondence, pleadings, transcripts and other case materials).

• Number and stamp documents for document productions, trial exhibits, and trial notebooks.

• Copy and code documents in large document productions performed inside or outside the office.

• Organize, chronologize, categorize, and index documents, or other legal documents.

• Assist with trial organization.

• Retrieve public records and/or obtain public records from online sources or directly from government institutions.

• Summarize simple depositions or other legal documents.

• Draft and prepare legal documents appropriate to practice area.

• Perform all assignments in strict compliance with ethical guidelines governing the practice of law.

• Receive and follow complex instructions.

• Take appropriate action to monitor and meet deadlines; establish priorities and work concurrently on a variety of projects and communicate if unable to meet daily responsibilities.

• Participate in the training and professional development of other paralegals in routine practice elements.

• Maintain the firms official file utilizing the document management system.

• Track and record client-billable time and non-billable hours, meeting minimum billable hour requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to use sound judgement and good discretion.

• Ability to provide quality client service to both internal and external clients effectively and professionally.

• Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline driven environment.

• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop skills.

• Willingness and ability to accept changing assignments and priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with database file management systems, such as iManage and a records management system.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Outlook, Word).

• Excellent grammar, punctuation, and proofreading skills.

• Demonstrates initiative in accomplishing routine assignments with minimum supervision.

• Demonstrates good teamwork skills within and among practice groups, offices and firm to facilitate efficient delivery of legal services.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelors degree; a combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position may be considered.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a litigation paralegal.

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The Firm will comply with any applicable city or state workplace mandates in effect in regards to Covid-19.

This position description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. The statements contained in the position description are not necessarily all-inclusive and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as determined by business needs.

This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Equal Employment Opportunity
Troutman Pepper adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.

Compensation is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience.