Details of the Organization

At Kirkland & Ellis, they are united in their ambition and drive to move forward. They share core values that help their achieve excellence: collaboration, talent empowerment, service, inclusion, respect and gratitude. Their people are our greatest asset, and they invest in the brightest talent and encourage a diversity of perspectives and strengths to create dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their field. Their talented professionals show up every day knowing they will engage in meaningful work, continuous learning and professional development.

Details of the Job/Internship

Kirkland and Ellis is hiring Junior Paralegal to join their office in New York.

Role and Responsibilities

• Become thoroughly familiar with each assigned active case by understanding the nature of the documents and their relationship to the case in order to be responsive to document requests.
• Understand the litigation process in order to anticipate what types of documents attorneys will need so that documents are prepared ahead of time and requests are filled promptly; facilitate communication between paralegals and attorneys; work directly with paralegals and attorneys in coordinating and executing requests.
• Act as a custodian of any and all documents, media and databases relevant to the active cases.
• Organize, update case files, pleadings and correspondence files. Assist paralegals and attorneys with deposition witness files, document productions, briefs and other various tasks as they are assigned in preparation for depositions and arbitrations; create many of the witness preparation materials such as deposition preparation binders, direct testimony materials and cross examination materials.
• Adequately compile and organize case materials; and compile relevant documents in databases and network drives to maintain an accessible case file.
• Employ various Firm resources, e.g. Westlaw, Relativity, Compulaw, Sharepoint, and shared network drives.
• Commitment to work overtime as needed, which maybe be heavy at times, and may include weekends or holidays with potential to be for extended periods of time.

Eligibility

• The ideal Junior Paralegal candidate is a college graduate with a strong interest in the legal profession and litigation law with the ability to commit to the position for at least two years.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are necessary with the ability to interact professionally with staff, attorneys, paralegals, clients and vendors.
• The successful candidate must be able to work independently as well as with a team, have an acute attention to detail and be able to multi-task and prioritize while working in a high pressure, deadline-driven environment.
• Overtime availability is a must and a college degree is required.

Salary/Stipend

It will be discussed with the candidate itself

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

United States

City

New York

Address

New York