Senior Litigation Paralegal – Atlanta, GA

Senior Litigation Paralegal Atlanta GA (4-day onsite)

70k 100k

We are looking for a Litigation Paralegal with 5 years of experience to support a busy partner-led team handling mostly employment and complex civil litigation matters. We want someone who stays calm under pressure can handle several deadlines landing at once and wants a long-term career here. You would join a mid-sized firm with a close-knit culture: no billable requirement for staff no clocking in or out and team lunches twice a week. Its a strong fit for big law paralegals who are tired of being micromanaged.

Responsibilities

• Supporting partners and attorneys on employment and complex civil litigation cases from start to finish with only occasional trials
• Drafting and proofreading pleadings discovery requests and responses subpoenas and correspondence
• Bluebooking and cite-checking briefs since this team relies heavily on Bluebook citations
• Running discovery document productions deposition summaries and exhibit prep using e-discovery and research tools
• Juggling several matters with deadlines that often hit at the same time and billing steadily every day

• Manage all phases of litigation including discovery document review trial preparation and appellate support.
• Draft and proofread pleadings subpoenas discovery requests/responses and correspondence.
• Coordinate and manage large-scale document productions and e-discovery platforms.
• Prepare deposition summaries trial binders exhibit lists and witness files.
• Support attorneys during hearings trials and client meetings.
• Support attorneys with legal research brief writing and cite-checking.
• Conduct factual research using Westlaw LexisNexis PACER and other tools.
• Maintain case files and calendaring systems with meticulous attention to deadlines.
• Liaise with clients experts and vendors with professionalism and discretion.

Key Requirements

• At least 5 years of litigation paralegal experience; the ideal range is about 512 years
• Defense-side experience in complex civil litigation (no plaintiffs firms). Employment law is a strong plus but candidates with only insurance defense experience wont be considered
• Litigation paralegal experience in complex civil litigation (law firm corporate legal department federal court practice)
• A proven ability to prioritize and push through several competing deadlines
• Bluebooking experience strongly preferred or a clear ability to pick up the current edition quickly
• Stable work history and a long-term career commitment; big law experience (e.g. Greenberg Traurig Alston & Bird) is a plus. A paralegal certificate is not required

Tech stack

• Westlaw LexisNexis PACER E-discovery platforms Bluebook citation