Our client, an esteemed law firm, is seeking a skilled and experienced **Labor & Employment Paralegal **to join their Hartford, CT office. This position will support the firm's "got to" Attorney (Shareholder) for many of the most recognized education institutions and corporations. The attorney is a skilled trial lawyer, negotiator, investigator, and proven leader. Highly regarded by boards, in-house legal teams, and leadership of institutions, the attorney has provided steady guidance to clients through crisis, change, litigation, and all manner of adversity and challenges

Duties

• A minimum of 5 years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm setting; experience in Labor & Employment preferred.
• Update and maintain client document management databases, including managing document production processes
• Ability to draft routine legal documents for review and use by attorneys, including compiling and preparing draft discovery responses.
• Categorize and interpret data; review and analyze documents, responses and records produced by opposing counsel
• Coordinate and handle requests between multiple parties involved
• Experience with time entry and client billing
• Proficiency with document review databases and platforms (Relativity and CaseMap preferred)
• Trial and deposition preparation
• Bluebook citation
• Experience required in Westlaw research
• Proficiency in electronic filing in state and federal courts
• Trial attendance preferred
• Strong organization skills and detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel

Experience/Education

• 5+ years of paralegal or other relevant experience with labor and employment law.
• Bachelor’s Degree or paralegal certificate required.