Paralegal – Litigation

Job Description

Paralegal | Manning Kass

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Manning Kass, located in New York, NY. Manning Kass is a top-tier full-service national law firm that has grown to over 200 attorneys in eight offices, including major U.S. economic centers, since its founding in 1994. This role is crucial for supporting the New York litigation team, specifically on large-scale affirmative litigation cases focused on liability defense and insurance fraud matters, ensuring the efficient organization and progression of complex cases. The firm values integrity, collaboration, and excellence, continually seeking refinement and improvement.

The TL;DR
• Role: Experienced
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, New York, NY
• Pay: $70000–$100000 yearly
• Team: New York litigation team, focusing on liability defense and insurance fraud.
• Mission: Organize and manage large-scale, document-intensive litigation cases to support the firm’s insurance fraud and liability defense matters.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Case Organization: Organize large-scale, fast-moving, and document-intensive cases for the insurance fraud team.
• Legal Research: Conduct legal research on relevant statutes, regulations, case law, and jury verdicts.
• Document Summarization: Summarize case documents, including document productions, expert reports, and deposition transcripts.
• Discovery Management: Propound and respond to discovery, while maintaining files and tracking discovery deadlines.
• EUO Process Management: Coordinate and manage the Examination Under Oath (EUO) process end-to-end, including drafting all necessary initial, continued, reset, and follow-up notices.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Experienced paralegal with core domain knowledge in litigation.
• Experience: 3+ years of litigation experience.
• Skills: Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, capable of managing deadlines and working under pressure, proactive.