Position Overview
Adams & Martin Group has partnered with a prestigious law firm in Colorado to find an experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal. This role is essential to the success of the legal team, providing comprehensive support throughout all phases of litigation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing complex litigation cases and will be instrumental in ensuring that the legal team is prepared and trial-ready.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary case manager, overseeing all stages of litigation from intake through appeal, including tracking document productions and ensuring the case file is complete and trial-ready.
- Docket and calculate deadlines, with experience in researching and interpreting court rules across various jurisdictions.
- Maintain meticulous and organized case files, while adhering to established firm systems, processes, and naming conventions.
- Prepare legal correspondence, pleadings, discovery requests, and other litigation documents with meticulous accuracy.
- Schedule and coordinate medical examinations, depositions, mediations, and court appearances.
- Assist in trial preparation by organizing exhibits, preparing witness materials, creating PowerPoint slides, and attending trials as necessary.
- Finalize case briefs by performing thorough legal and factual cite checking, ensuring adherence to citation style (Bluebook), proofreading, and compiling relevant exhibits.
Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years of experience managing all phases of complex litigation is required.
- Bachelor's degree or a combination of education, certifications, and demonstrable work experience. Additionally, a paralegal certificate is preferred.
- Experience billing time is required. Defense experience is strongly preferred.
- Excellent technology skills and prior experience using legal research software.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize a high-volume workload to meet time-critical deadlines.
- Must possess very strong organizational and interpersonal skills and have the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude.
- Strong communication and analytical skills.
- Demonstrate a high level of integrity, project ownership, personal accountability, and a strong desire to work hard.
- Ability to work with limited supervision, independently or with a team.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary of $80,000 - 95,000 annually commensurate with experience.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Eighteen days of PTO.
- 401(k) with 6% employer contribution.
- HSA contribution of $300-$600 per year.
- Wellness benefit of $350 per year.
- Employee assistance program.
- Paid parental leave.
- Hybrid option (remote work is allowed 2 days per week).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county , to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.