Experienced NYC (NYC Asbestos Litigation) Paralegal

Join the team representing some of America’s largest corporations, small local businesses and individual clients in high-risk litigation and business disputes across the country. The successful candidate will be a part of a national team of 350 lawyers and professional staff spread across ten offices located in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Napa, New York, St. Louis, and San Francisco.

HPY offers the resources and experience to represent clients nationally in a wide array of practice areas. With decades of experience, HPY is uniquely qualified to provide its clients with the best means of achieving the client’s particular litigation solution, whether it be leveraging a favorable settlement or dismissal, taking a case to verdict at trial, or advocating at the appellate level. If you would like to be a part of this fast paced team, this opportunity may be the right one for you.

We are looking for an Experienced Trial Paralegal with 3-5 years of experience to join an established legal defense team.

HPY offers a competitive salary complemented by a full, comprehensive benefits package including Medical Insurance, Vision Plan, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k, Short and Long Term Disability and Profit Sharing.

Responsibilities include:

• Case management involving maintaining document control, calendaring docket deadlines and filing
• Preparation and organization of a variety of documents, forms, charts, letters, etc.
• Mailings and filings
• Assembling witness files
• Preparation for depositions, and deposition/medical summaries
• Cite checking of briefs regarding fact and legal citations
• Preparation for hearings
• Document production

We are looking for a candidate with:

• 3-7 years of experience (asbestos experience preferred)
• Demonstrated initiative and self-direction
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Strong Outlook skills and proficient in MS Office suite

Practice Areas: Appellate, Bad Faith and Coverage, Banking & Finance, Business/Commercial, Construction, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Labor & Employment, Legal Malpractice, Long Term Care & Assisted Living, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Toxic Tort and Environmental, and Transportation

Why Hawkins Parnell & Young?

Over the last half-century, we have grown to include more than 350 lawyers and professional staff in ten offices located in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, and San Francisco. Our firm represents some of America’s largest corporations, small local businesses and individual clients in high-risk litigation and business disputes across the country. Our continued success relies on one distinction - OUR PEOPLE. We are committed to our people by providing a culture that is vibrant, challenging, and rewarding with an environment to choose your career path and experience opportunities and benefits not present at every firm.

We value diversity and strive to create a supportive environment that enables all of our personnel to achieve and deliver excellence in their professional careers. We actively embrace different backgrounds, viewpoints and perspectives as we endeavor to promote diversity in our workplace and our community. Many of our attorneys and staff participate in pro bono programs and community service to provide social, legal and economic opportunities to the underprivileged and disadvantaged.

Hawkins Parnell & Young is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.