Paralegal

Are you a motivated self-starter? Do you have paralegal experience? Are you excited about the opportunity to join an innovative, growing law firm that has been successful for more than 165 years?

Location:

Rochester, NY office (hybrid remote opportunity)

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years’ legal experience in general litigation practice areas
• High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree (preferred), paralegal certificate (preferred)
• Experience with MS office and expertise with computer assisted legal resources (i.e., HPED, MFED, Relativity)
• Sound judgment and a sense of accountability for working independently and proactively
• Exceptional oral and written communication, including excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation, form, and style
• Excellent multitasking and time management abilities
• Superior client service and listening skills for anticipating needs of clients and attorneys

Responsibilities:

• Prepare trial exhibits, exhibit lists and other documents as required for trials
• Assist with document review and production
• Provide file maintenance requiring substantial familiarity with digital filing and retrieval
• Organize and maintain deposition summaries and trial notebooks
• Track documentation and procedural developments in numerous proceedings, often using Excel or other document management tools
• Periodically purge and organize files in litigation war room
• Communicate with in-house and/or local counsel for client(s) regarding proceedings, their status and developments

Skills for Success:

• Exhibit the ability to effectively multi-task, meet deadlines, and provide solutions in a fast-paced office setting
• Believe in the firm’s core values: integrity, support, ingenuity, teamwork, and inclusion
• Enjoy working with diverse personalities within various levels of the firm
• Complete a minimum 1400 billable hours annually
• Are comfortable working in the office on a hybrid schedule

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position, geographic locations and weekly hours schedule. The anticipated weekly schedule for the Paralegal in Rochester is 38.75 hours per week.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.