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Title : Litigation Paralegal

Location : Illinois - Chicago
Refer to Job # CVCS739306


Litigation Paralega lThe candidate will have a strong understanding of litigation, court processes, and rules of civil procedure. Legal and factual research duties include looking up background information on litigants and opposing parties, analyze issues, and create research memos. Strong eDiscovery skills are required. Pleadings Draft pleadings, summons, complaints, notices of filings, notices of motion and supporting affidavits. Prepare draft court orders. Create and maintain pleadings indexes, and file pleadings with court. Calendar hearing dates and filing deadlines. Discovery Draft interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and other discovery. Client contact to develop responses and other requests. Create and maintain discovery indexes; privilege logs; organize voluminous case files; calendar discovery deadlines; organize, review and analyze documents for production; prepare deposition summaries; project management in Relativity platform. Pre-Trial High level communication and organizational skills. Organize and index exhibits, prepare trial binders, manage voluminous files. Liaison between trial team and third-parties (witnesses, clients, vendors, experts, court personnel). Prepare and issue subpoenas; prepare witness files; manage scheduling and communication for depositions. Coordinate logistics (war room, hotel reservations, equipment rental). Trial Right-hand to attorneys. Organize exhibits, documents and evidence; arrange for transport and set up of files and exhibits at court, prepare and issue subpoenas, assist in witness preparation, liaison between clients, witnesses, experts and trial team. Bachelor of Arts preferred, Paralegal certification a plus. Should have 3-5 years of eDiscovery experience utilizing Relativity, kCura certification is a plus. LexisNexis Casemap, Textmap, Timemap and Sanction preffered.
 
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