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Baird Holm LLP · 2 months ago

Paralegal - Litigation

1700 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Baird Holm LLP is seeking a full time Paralegal with Labor & Employment and/or Work Comp experience to join their world class litigation team. The role involves providing litigation support for the Labor & Employment section and collaborating with attorneys and trial teams in all aspects of case management in litigation.

ConsultingFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Performs legal research of local rules; court record searches; performs civil and criminal background checks

Advise attorneys regarding legal technology and workflow design appropriate for all phases of the eDiscovery Reference Model (EDRM), including forensics collection, document review, chain of custody, and trial presentation

Perform all technology related assignments in support of ongoing litigation

Assists in all phases of discovery: drafts discovery requests, objections and responses; drafts deposition outlines, exhibits, and summaries; drafts and tracks various types of subpoenas

Drafts correspondence, pleadings, and motions for review by assigned attorney

Analyzes and summarizes medical and other third-party records

Creates and maintains databases for litigation or other practice support throughout the lifecycle of matters, including processing data, filtering data, generating reports, and assisting with database searches

Communicates and meets with clients to accomplish specific tasks

Organizes documents, including all exhibits and witness lists; prepares trial documents; arranges for transportation of all files and exhibits to and from the courtroom; prepares and issues trial subpoenas; serves as a liaison between attorneys and clients, opposing counsel, and courtroom personnel. Also assists with preparation for and presenting evidence during mock trials

Manage vendors to assure that quality data deliverables and services are provided

Troubleshoots litigation support applications and databases

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

EDiscovery softwareMicrosoft Office SuiteLitigation Support ApplicationsWestlawAdobe AcrobatElectronic FilingData managementLegal researchClient communicationDocument organization

Required

Paralegal with Labor & Employment and/or Work Comp experience

Technical capacity including, but not limited to, experience in Everlaw, Nextpoint, Relativity, or other eDiscovery software preferred

High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, Adobe Acrobat, Litigation Support Applications, Electronic Filing, Westlaw, and other internet research tools

Knowledge and experience with managing, processing, and maintaining electronically stored information including management and oversight of document coding and document utilization tasks for discovery and trial needs