Linklaters
Trial Paralegal
New York
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 36 days ago
BudgetingExcelLogisticsResearchCommunicationCollaborationMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Experienced trial paralegal to support our US litigation team across all phases of complex commercial disputes, from case inception through trial and post ‑ trial proceedings. The role involves close collaboration with partners, associates and other team members in fast ‑ paced matters, including federal and state court litigation and arbitration.
- - Assist with case intake and set ‑ up, including matter opening forms, initial document collection and case chronology creation.
Responsibilities
- Assist with case intake and set ‑ up, including matter opening forms, initial document collection and case chronology creation.
- Assist with drafting, formatting and proof ‑ reading factual sections of case documents, including background statements, chronologies and factual summaries.
- Coordinate and manage document collection from clients and third parties, including tracking custodians and data sources.
- Assist with document review workflows, including batching, coding and quality control within e ‑ discovery platforms.
- Prepare, organize and maintain discovery logs (e.g. production logs, privilege logs), under attorney supervision.
- Support attorneys with preparation of discovery requests and responses (e.g. assembling exhibits, checking references, ensuring completeness of factual attachments).
- Manage incoming and outgoing productions, including processing, indexing and dissemination to the team and client.
- Assist in preparing deposition outlines and witness preparation materials, including document binders, exhibit sets, chronology extracts and key document summaries.
- Identify and organize potential exhibits for depositions and maintain exhibit indexes.
- Manage trial logistics, including war room set ‑ up, equipment needs, coordination with court personnel, vendors, and on ‑ site technology support.
Requirements
- Attend depositions as required to manage exhibits, take notes, and support the examination team.
- Assist with matter budgeting and vendor invoices by tracking time, expenses and third‑party costs where required.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat and document management systems.
- Hands ‑ on experience with e ‑ discovery tools and platforms (e.g. Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO or similar), including document review and production workflows.
Skills
- This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.
- It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job.
- Technical Skills: This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.
Compensation
- The base salary range offered for this role will be between $110,000 and $120,000 and represents the firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
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