Employment Litigation Paralegal
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We have an immediate need for an organized, motivated, and detail-oriented Employment Litigation Paralegal to join our Denver office. This role is a great opportunity for a skilled Paralegal who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while proactively handling the needs of busy attorneys in the Employment Litigation Practice Group. The successful candidate will be a multi-tasker, comfortable navigating shifting priorities in a busy legal environment. We prioritize professionals who work well independently and can identify tasks that need to be completed without direction. This candidate will flexibly adapt to varying client and attorney needs. We seek professionals who hold themselves and their work product to the highest standard. The candidate will be able to apply structure and organization to the diverse tasks that a first-in-class employment practice demands.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Organize active litigation matters, deadlines, case calendars and dockets
- Draft initial pleadings, discovery, and correspondence and proof final work product
- Assist attorneys with deposition, hearing and trial preparation and court filings
- Manage document production, including organizing, reviewing and analyzing discovery responses and requests
- Conduct factual research and witness interviews
- Communicate with attorneys, staff, and clients on a timely basis and in a professional manner
- Provide support to attorneys to ensure deadlines are met and attorney work product is of the highest professional quality
Required and Preferred Qualifications:
- We prefer candidates with a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years litigation paralegal experience from within a law firm setting
- Experience should also include prior trial attendance and preparation for trial, case organization and management, calendaring, and excellence in performing all traditional paralegal activities related to bringing mid- to large-scale commercial litigation or employment litigation matters to trial
- Experience with Relativity and cutting-edge e-discovery programs including technology-assisted review and predictive coding
- Ability to work as part of a team with attorneys, paralegals, and secretaries and/or to work independently with little supervision
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Have the ability to follow through on multiple projects while continuing to be detail oriented
- Flexibility to work overtime and under the pressure of deadlines as necessary. Limited travel is possible
Compensation and Benefits: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck offers a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k + match, profit sharing, and vacation/sick/personal time off. We are offering a wide range salary for this role as our salary will match up with the years of experience the successful candidate possesses, ranging from $90,000 - $115,000.
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is an equal opportunity employer
Brownstein will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, interpretive regulations and other authority, and applicable state laws.
While Brownstein does not discriminate on the basis of citizenship, the successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship of a work visa, or Brownstein assuming sponsorship of an existing work visa; including student visas with an OPT/CPT designation.
