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Boies Schiller Flexner LLP · 10 hours ago

IPC Paralegal - Latin America Practice

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is seeking an IPC Paralegal for their Latin America Practice. The position involves assisting lawyers with international disputes, investigations, and litigation, including legal research and document preparation, while also performing administrative tasks such as maintaining case files.

AdviceConsultingLegal

Responsibilities

Gather, organize, summarize, and analyze various sources for upcoming, pending, and potential litigation, including legal and other public documentation

Draft and amend research memoranda under attorney supervision regarding relevant factual background as assigned

Draft correspondence, discovery requests and responses, and other related documents as necessary and assigned

Maintain all filings of legal records, memoranda, and correspondence for the assigned cases

Research law sources by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes

Attend client and vendor meetings to memorialize discussion. Strong interpersonal skills are required

For those with language skills, open-source research and translation in the other language will be required

Coordinate with multiple case teams, including outside counsel, regarding case status and logistics

Monitor, review, and analyze international media to inform case team as assigned

Demonstrable native/fluent language skills are necessary for this role. This includes the ability to speak fully in Spanish and/or Portuguese, write and read email and other written correspondence, and author documents in Spanish and/or Portuguese

May perform cite checking and/or bluebooking as assigned

May perform machine translations as assigned

Provide various administrative support duties for IPC attorneys

Work on special research projects as assigned

Contribute to team effort to accomplish related results as needed

Qualification

Legal researchSpanish proficiencyPortuguese proficiencyWriting skillsClient service orientationCritical thinkingInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsMicrosoft OfficeCultural competency

Required

Strong work ethic

Critical thinking skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Driven, analytical, and intellectually curious

Native/fluent proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese

Strong interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented and self-motivating

Strong research skills, including open source and legal research

Strong client service orientation

Excellent communication and decision-making skills

Ability to work independently and as a team player across multiple case teams

Ability to manage deadlines and understand fact patterns across multiple cases in a fast-paced environment

Cultural competency

Bachelor's degree

Strong reading comprehension skills

Ability to draft correspondence and reports demonstrating excellent English language skills and attention to detail

Ability to convey complex topics in a simple fashion for case team, clients, and vendors

Strong writing skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Basic knowledge of PC and Microsoft Office products such as PowerPoint and Excel

Physical capability to travel domestically and internationally

Regular and acceptable attendance

Flexibility to work outside of traditional 9-5 hours

Willingness to work overtime as necessary

Willingness to work weekends and holidays as necessary

Willingness to travel as necessary

Preferred

Interest in foreign affairs and international relations

Company

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

A firm of internationally recognized trial lawyers, crisis managers, and strategic advisors known for our creative, aggressive, and efficient pursuit of success for our clients.

Founded in 1997