Product Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Paralegal

About the Role

Faegre Drinker is searching for a Paralegal to join their Products Liability & Mass Torts practice in the Chicago office. This role involves supporting top lawyers and legal professionals in servicing clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level, detail-focused, and proactive litigation support.
• Track and manage various aspects of the discovery process: organization, tracking charts, searches, productions, redactions, and log document dispositions.
• Track and manage expert materials.
• Analyze and organize large amounts of information and data sets.
• Demonstrate knowledge and expertise in civil litigation, state and federal court procedures.
• Research, prepare, and file agency, state, and federal court filings.
• Cite and fact-check briefs.
• Gain and utilize a deep understanding of product liability laws and issues in industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, agriculture, consumer and automotive products, toxic torts, and sports law.
• Manage medical records collection and review.
• Analyze records and compile medical chronologies.
• Assist with research, including rules and procedures, public searches, and compiling information for attorney review.
• Organize documents, prepare witness files and materials for deposition.
• Prepare materials and coordinate logistics for trial/arbitration.
• Attend trial and provide onsite support.
• Special projects and duties, as assigned.

What Is Expected

• Energetic, organized, detail-oriented, and disciplined with the willingness to learn and work hard.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team, through effective communication strategies.
• Ability to manage workflow and work under tight deadlines and other time constraints, with competing and shifting priorities.
• Ability to bill 1550 hours annually.
• Ability to travel to trials.
• Ability to effectively manage projects.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PPT, etc.).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program strongly preferred; applicable work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Up to 3 years of paraprofessional experience preferred.