Paralegal
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (New York City, New York)

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Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP is currently recruiting for several entry-level paralegals for their New York City office.  Candidates should be available to start sometime between June 1st and July 1st.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP has over 200 lawyers located in New York, Washington, DC, California, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire and New Jersey. Complex commercial litigation, including antitrust, securities and class actions, and international arbitration are the centerpieces of the firm's practice. The Firm also represents corporate clients and financial institutions in significant merger and acquisition, corporate finance, commercial banking, and project finance and private investment fund transactions. Please visit our website at www.bsfllp.com for more information.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

A bachelor’s degree is required, while a paralegal certificate is a plus.  Excellent computer skills are required. This includes experience with all Microsoft Office Applications, especially Word and Excel.  Experience using Westlaw and Lexis, document management software and the ability to Cite Check and Blue Book is a plus.  Excellent organizational, communication, and administrative skills are required.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Gather, organize, summarize and index documents from 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. Maintains all initial filings of legal records, briefs and correspondence for the assigned cases. Research law sources by identifying applicable statutes, 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. Provide various administrative support duties for the attorneys. Work on special projects and project teams for the Firm as assigned. Contribute to team effort to accomplish related results as needed. Other duties that may be assigned.

Please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements to nychr@bsfllp.com . 

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP is an equal opportunity employer, which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, age, sex, disability, medical condition, sexual preference or orientation, marital or familial status, veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.  The Firm's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.  It is the Firm’s policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and compensate the best qualified individuals based only upon relevant factors such as experience, work quality and professional attitude.