IPC Paralegal

Boies

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is seeking paralegals for the International Private Client ("IPC") Practice who are responsible for assisting lawyers in various types of litigation and for aiding in the preparation of legal documents, research and compilation of data from various legal references as well as the maintenance of case files and meeting minutes. This This position can be held in either our Washington, DC or Miami, FL office.

ESSENTIAL

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gather, organize, summarize and index documents for various sources for upcoming, pending and potential litigation
• Draft correspondence, discovery requests and responses and other related documents as necessary and assigned
• Prepare and maintain trial notebooks and documents to be used at hearings and proceedings
• Maintain all initial filings of legal records, briefs and correspondence for the assigned cases
• Research law sources by identifying applicable statues, judicial decisions, and codes
• Compose legal abstracts by summarizing depositions, arbitrations, hearings, trials, and other transcripts

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• May act as an official Notary Public for the Firm.
• May perform cite checking and/or bluebooking as assigned.
• Provides various administrative support duties for the attorneys.
• Works on special projects and project teams for the Firm as assigned.
• Contributes to team effort to accomplish related results as needed.
• Other duties that may be assigned.

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required for interactions with all levels of Firm personnel, clients and vendors.
• Detail-oriented, ability to multitask, and strong organizing
• Researching skills, which should include Internet research
• Strong client service orientation; excellent communication, and decision-making skills
• Must possess and apply a broad basic knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the law as it applies to the organization
• Must demonstrate experience working with the Internet, computer databases, Windows, word processing, database and spreadsheet programs in litigation support, legal research and library applications
• Ability to work independently and as a team player

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with a certification as a paralegal
• Three to five years of experience, preferably in a law firm or other comparable combination of experience and education

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, documents containing legal terminology or governmental regulations
• Ability to draft business correspondence, and reports as assigned, demonstrating excellent English language skills and attention to detail. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from lawyers, clients and employees of the firm

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common factors, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Basic knowledge of PC and Microsoft Office products such as PowerPoint and Excel and other software programs designed for litigation support

AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

1. Overtime Requirement

Must be available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the Firm determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

1. Weekend and Holiday Requirement

Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Firm determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

1. Travel Requirement