Litigation Paralegal #35729
Legal
Philadelphia, PA Contract To Hire Jan 19, 2024
Contemporary Staffing Solutions is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join our client in Philadelphia, PA! This Contract-to-Hire opportunity offers up to $33/Hour!

Responsibilities:
  • Assist attorneys throughout all phases of legal proceedings, including litigation, regulatory, commercial, and employment matters.
  • Draft, coordinate, and organize legal documents, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal standards.
  • Manage litigation caseloads, overseeing complaint management, tracking, and participating in settlement negotiations.
  • Schedule legal proceedings with judicial and regulatory authorities, attorneys, and other involved parties.
  • Perform various legal functions under attorney supervision, contributing to the overall success of legal cases.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive case lists and files, notifying management of deadlines on a rolling basis or as requested.
  • Prepare chronologies, analyze and summarize documents, and coordinate factual investigations.
  • Draft answers to interrogatories and assist in the preparation for depositions and trial.
  • Conduct legal research, including statutes, administrative history, case law, and other relevant materials.
  • File documents with courts and agencies, utilizing e-filing procedures.
  • Populate databases and case tracking systems to ensure effective case management.
  • Prepare and review various legal documents, including discovery, affidavits, summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, memos, motions, and pretrial agreements.
  • Provide administrative support to attorneys, including preparing memos and outside correspondence related to legal matters.
  • Perform other special projects and assignments as requested.

Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or GED with certification in Secretarial Science or Paralegal studies.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Business Law, or Legal Studies preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as a paralegal or in a related field.
  • Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures, legal documents, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency rules.
  • Strong project management skills, ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work professionally with management, colleagues, and customers.

Contemporary Staffing Solutions (CSS) has been a leading provider of contract, temporary, temporary-hire & direct hire solutions. We began as a staffing agency and evolved to a national provider of workforce management solutions with a niche recruitment focus in Accounting & Finance, Call Center & Office, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, & Information Technology. To learn more about CSS, visit our website: www.ContemporaryStaffing.com.