Paralegal

Description

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity. When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves.

The Firm's Kansas City office seeks a highly motivated, detail-oriented Paralegal to support our growing mass tort and complex litigation practice.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Drafting and sending assorted documents to clients, counsel and courts as needed, such as correspondence, deposition notices, briefs, motions, orders, petitions, and discovery
• Filing and service of all documents
• Managing case deadlines across multiple cases filed in different jurisdictions
• Maintain a very busy caseload
• Assisting in document review and organization;
• Preparing privilege logs
• Assisting with depositions and digesting deposition transcripts
• Case maintenance (organization of files such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery, etc.)
• Reviewing court dockets;
• Assisting with witness interviews and communications
• Coordinating expert retention and medical defenses
• Calendar maintenance
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 1+ years litigation experience, asbestos litigation a plus
• Strong Organization, oral and written communication, and analytical skills
• Prior trial support experience is advantageous
• Ability to learn quickly and function in a fast-paced environment
• Experienced with e-filing and e-service in multiple jurisdictions
• Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision
• Proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel
• Experienced with a variety of computer applications and internet programs: Microsoft Word, Outlook, LexisNexis, Westlaw, FileSite
  
  
  

We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. We value diversity in our work place and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in Clyde & Co US LLP. Please submit a cover letter and resume to apply.

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.