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Litigation Paralegal
Location
Colorado
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$90K - $100K / year
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Litigation Paralegal
Crisp Professional Development
• Discovery Management: Prepare, draft, organize, and track discovery responses and related obligations independently, ensuring timely and accurate productions. • Initial Disclosures: Independently assemble and prepare all initial disclosures, records, exhibits, and summaries for attorney review, optimizing accuracy and completeness. • Medical Record Management: Proactively manage the collection, organization, and filing of medical records using YoCierge, ensuring seamless integration into case files. • Calendaring and Deadlines: Take charge of all litigation scheduling, strictly adhering to Colorado procedural deadlines and ensuring zero missed deadlines. • Case Management: Autonomously direct case progression and workflow, anticipating next steps and maintaining momentum without daily oversight. • Evidence Documentation: Prepare billing summaries, Bates-label evidence and document sets, and upload records or case materials to tools such as EvenUp as needed.
Job Requirements
- Colorado Litigation Expertise: Deep Colorado civil litigation experience is strongly preferred, including familiarity with Colorado courts, procedural rules, discovery requirements, disclosures, and court-specific deadlines.
- Autonomous Work Style: Capable of independently driving litigation tasks from inception to completion with minimal guidance.
- Detail-Oriented: Exceptional attention to detail in managing procedural rules, deadlines, and documentation.
- Tech-Savvy: Competent in utilizing AI tools and litigation software such as Briefpoint, Lexis, and ChatGPT to enhance effectiveness and efficiency.
- Strategic Problem Solver: Able to foresee potential procedural challenges and devise strategic solutions proactively.
- Performance-Driven Mindset: Comfortable in a direct, performance-driven environment with high expectations, clear accountability, and minimal hand-holding.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary: Earn $90,000 to $100,000+ based on experience for US-based employees, with potential benefits post-trial period.
- Flexible Work Setup: Open to remote/work-from-home arrangements, with preference for Colorado candidates for occasional in-person meetings.
- Trial Period: Initial 90-day trial period with clear performance metrics to support your success.
- Potential Global Opportunities: The firm is open to evaluating both experienced Colorado-based candidates and highly experienced global litigation paralegals, with compensation structure based on work arrangement and experience.
- Benefits: Benefits eligibility and details will be discussed during the interview process and may begin after the initial trial period.
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