Litigation Paralegal
Hartford, Connecticut Area
• Handle all aspects of discovery for business, product liability, and toxic tort litigation cases including: draft discovery responses; assist with electronic searches; review documents for production; create privilege logs; communicate regularly with clients• Organize and manage clients’ paper and electronic documents throughout the discovery process in a logical format for attorney review• Served as part of National Counsel team for specific firm client• Significant role in developing two custom databases for client to store documents from numerous sites and store individual case information for 1000+ product liability/toxic tort and remediation cases• Analyze, review and summarize contracts, deposition transcripts and key documents• Perform legal and factual research and investigations• Directly manage and coordinate cases with local counsel from various states for specific client• Draft and finalize correspondence, pleadings and other documents• E-file pleadings/motions with federal and state courts• Interview fact witnesses; communicate directly with experts • Prepare for deposition, mediations, arbitrations and trials• Organize deposition and trial exhibits• Research, cite-check and shepardize case law• Provide assistance with Short Calendar markings• Calendar and track case deadlines • Conduct due diligence• Assist with budget preparation for clients’ cases• Generate reports for clients and attorneys, including year-end reports • Effective and positive interaction with team members, clients, witnesses, experts, opposing counsel, courts and others; and effectively multitask and prioritize workload