Litigation Paralegal

Chicago, IL 60606

Industry: Legal Job Number: DB9888237 Pay Rate: $65000-85000 / year

Job Description

EverStaff, a recruiting firm, seeks a candidate for our Direct Hire position with a top client, offering excellent work culture, benefits, and growth potential. We are looking for an experienced Litigation Paralegal for a multi-practice law firm with 35 attorneys for their Civil Rights department. Candidates do not need experience in Civil Rights but should have at least 3 years of Litigation experience. The ideal Candidate will have over 3 years of experience in a litigation paralegal role, including trial experience, with familiarity in electronic court filings at State and Federal levels.

Practical knowledge of electronic discovery platforms is a plus.

Details:
Schedule: Monday to Friday; 8am to 5pm (On-Site) 
Annual Salary: between 60-85k/yr. DOE. 
 
Benefits:
Full Benefits offered and PTO.
 
Responsibilities will include:
  • Maintaining litigation files; docketing; filing pleadings, motions, and other papers with courts
  • Drafting discovery requests and responses
  • Managing and tracking document collections and productions, depositions, and other discovery
  • Working with electronic discovery vendors
  • Creating fact timelines, exhibit binders, and deposition summaries
  • Assist with arbitration, mediation, and trial preparation.
Experience:
  • Paralegal: 3 years (Preferred)
  • Municipal litigation: 1 year (Preferred)
Education:
  • Associate (Preferred)
If you meet the qualifications outlined above, we encourage you to apply, and we'll schedule an interview with you.
 
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other protected status under the law. 

EverStaff is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V/SO/GI).
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