Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh office is seeking a highly motivated and industrious paralegal to provide direct support for the Senior Partners in the Commercial Litigation practice area.

Job responsibilities would include:

• Managing the lifecycle of active matters/cases and monitoring case progress.
• Deposition and trial preparation by way of:

-Conducting legal research for litigation or legal briefs,
-Identifying, compiling, researching, and analyzing information prior to preparing reports and exhibits,
-Preparing case files, binders, summaries, and other paper/electronic case materials such as witness binders, pre-trial binders, and compilation of trial exhibits, and
-Coordinating and preparing witnesses testimony at trial and depositions.

• Preparing general motions, pleadings, subpoenas, and other documents as requested.
• Responding to discovery requests.
• Electronic filing of pleadings such as Appearances, Answers, and all pretrial and dispositive Motions in state and federal courts.
• Logging and entering in billable time to Prolaw billing system.

The ideal candidate must have the following skills for consideration:

• At least 7 years’ experience supporting attorneys in complex litigation.
• Experience with county, state, and federal courts, including knowledge of CM/ECF filing.
• Strong attention to detail in all work.
• Ability to manage multiple files and to prioritize workloads to effectively meet all deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, staff, and clients.
• Forward thinking, organized, and a team player.
• Ability to independently solve problems and exercise sound judgment with minimal direction.
• Experience with litigation technology applications such as eDiscovery Point, Case Notebook, and Relativity.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products – Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Experience with iManage and Prolaw a plus.

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The Pittsburgh office is seeking highly motivated and industrious Associates to work in the Firm’s Commercial Litigation and Products Liability practice areas.

The ideal candidates will possess:

• At least 2-5 years’ experience in litigation areas such as commercial litigation, professional liability, commercial contracts, products liability, class actions, multi-district litigation, and fiduciary, estates and trusts.
• Excellent academic credentials as well as strong organization, writing, and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of county, state, and federal courts and related rules of civil procedures.
• Experience in active participation in depositions, oral arguments, and courtroom experiences.
• Strong attention to detail in all work, along with the ability to manage multiple files and to prioritize workloads to effectively meet all deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, staff, and clients.
• Forward thinking, organized, and a team player.
• Ability to independently solve problems and exercise sound judgment with minimal direction.

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Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Center City office is seeking a highly motivated, experienced legal assistant to provide secretarial and administrative support for three attorneys in multiple practice groups.

Job responsibilities would include:

• Transcribing, composing, formatting, editing, proofreading, and finalizing all forms of documents, correspondence, pleadings, and reports.
• Opening of new files, file set up and organization, preparing conflicts checks, and updating glance sheets and litigation profiles as needed.
• Preparing and filing of pleadings such as Appearances, Answers, and all pretrial and dispositive Motions in state and federal courts.
• Coordinating, maintaining, and calendaring upcoming trial dates, arbitrations, jury trials, depositions, inspections, and all corresponding status notes.
• Managing incoming mail, entering daily time entries, submitting vendor invoices for payment.
• Maintain attorney calendars, travel arrangements, and expense reporting.
• Reviewing and editing prebills per client guidelines.

The ideal candidate must have the following skills for consideration:

• At least 5 years’ experience assisting attorneys in complex litigation areas such as employment & labor, white collar federal litigation, government enforcement & compliance, and commercial litigation.
• Experience with both State and Federal courts, including knowledge of CM/ECF filing.
• Strong attention to detail in all work.
• Ability to manage multiple files and to prioritize workloads to effectively meet all deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, staff and clients.
• Forward thinking, organized, and a team player.
• Ability to independently solve problems and exercise sound judgment with minimal direction.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products – Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with iManage & Prolaw a plus.

 

Our Philadelphia Center City office is looking for a lawyer with a minimum of six years litigation experience who possesses the following skill sets:

1. demonstrated research, writing, and drafting ability (i.e., Law Review/Judicial Clerkship);
2. substantial federal litigation experience;
3. a keen interest and knowledge of the Federal False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Act;
4. a desire to do complex civil and criminal litigation; and
5. intellectual curiosity.

Contract positions are also available.

Please forward resume, writing sample, and references to:
Dennis Mehigan
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 3402
Philadelphia, PA 19103
E-mail: DM@Pietragallo.com

 

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP offers a collegial work environment with competitive salary and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, life and long-term disability insurance, and a 401(k) program.