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Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.
Join our Real Estate-Construction Team as a Construction Litigation Paralegal located in our Miami office.
We are seeking a highly skilled professional who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task. With a dedicated work ethic and a can-do attitude, you will take initiative and approach challenges with confidence and resilience. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams and delivering exceptional client service. With a client-focused mindset and an initiative-taking approach, you will play a critical role in driving success, anticipating needs, and providing strategic solutions. If you are someone who demonstrate initiatives, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.
This role will be based in our Miami office, on an in-office basis. Regular in-office presence is required for day-to-day operations, as well as for team meetings, training opportunities, and relationship building.
Position Summary
The Construction Litigation Paralegal will support the Real Estate-Construction Team practice dealing with complex Litigation in Florida federal and state courts. The successful candidate will be a team player with a positive attitude and be able to maintain a consistently high standard of service and leadership. Candidate should also be flexible to work overtime as needed. Experience with digital litigation management is required. Trial experience is expected. Candidate should also be flexible to work overtime as needed.
Key Responsibilities
Assist attorneys in preparation for depositions, motions, hearings, arbitration, mediation and trial.
Monitor court dockets, complying with regulatory agency or court-imposed schedules and orders in accordance with local, state and federal rules and regulations.
Monitor and coordinate the exchange of exhibits with other parties.
Perform factual research to identify relevant testimony and case documents, draft chronologies, locate potential witnesses, and provide other factual support for pertinent issues.
Analyze all types of evidence, distilling relevant information needed to support case issues.
Organize and synthesize information through the preparation of summaries, chronologies, reports, spreadsheets, charts, logs, and coding forms for input into databases, graphs and other usable formats.
Qualifications
Skills & Competencies
Exemplary organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong client service skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task and set priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Computer proficiency in Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Pro required, experience with Filesite a plus.
Candidate should be a proficient user of litigation support applications, including Concordance, Relativity and Opus 2 or Live Note.
Education & Prior Experience
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Paralegal certification required.
Minimum five (5) years’ experience as a litigation paralegal in a mid to large sized law firm required.
Experience with eDiscovery required.
Technology
Proficiency with Windows-based software and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required
GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.
