Litigation Paralegal

Job Description

Litigation Paralegal | Buchanan

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Buchanan, located in Miami. Buchanan is a leading global law firm. This position is vital for supporting attorneys across all phases of complex litigation, arbitration, and employment matters, ensuring seamless case progression from inception through trial and closure.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person, Miami, FL
• Mission: To provide essential paralegal support to attorneys handling intricate litigation, arbitration, and employment cases.
• Tech Stack: Relativity, Opus2

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage: Prepare, file, and oversee pleadings, discovery, correspondence, and court filings in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Support: Assist with document review, production, legal research, cite-checking, and general case management activities.
• Organize: Maintain and organize case files, databases, exhibits, privilege logs, transcripts, and internal work product.
• Coordinate: Collaborate with litigation support and eDiscovery teams on all aspects of data preservation, collection, review, and production.
• Assist: Provide comprehensive support for trial preparation, hearing logistics, and on-site trial operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree with 2-4+ years of litigation paralegal experience within a law firm or comparable legal environment.
• Experience: At least 2-4 years of litigation paralegal experience. Experience with eDiscovery and litigation support platforms such as Relativity and Opus2 is strongly preferred.
• Skills: Strong legal research, writing, organizational, and project management skills.
• Bonus: Paralegal Certificate preferred; Spanish language proficiency is highly preferred.