Mid-Senior Level Paralegal (Boston Office)

Boston AV-rated plaintiffs’ complex-litigation law firm with dynamic practice in securities and derivative litigation seeks paralegal with 3 to 6 years litigation experience for full-time, permanent position. Must have litigation experience. Bachelor’s degree required. Salary commensurate with experience.

• Experience with all stages of litigation, including use of current e-discovery database tools; experience working at trial or arbitration proceedings a plus.
• Demonstrate ability to manage and coordinate complex motion practice filings from confirming court rules and requirements, to coordinating tasks among counsel and co-counsel, to cite and fact checking, to filing and service of final product.
• Experience with current federal and state e-filing practices.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software products including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Proficient with cite-checking and Bluebook rules.
• Excellent research and writing skills.
• Ability to communicate (both oral and written) in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Accountability over work product and strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrate ability to independently manage multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under deadlines and the pressure of complex litigation environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility and initiative regarding assignments.
• Meet assigned deadlines and communicate case progress/status/issues to supervisor.
• Demonstrate ability to work well as part of a team.
• BS/BA from an accredited college or university highly preferred. Paralegal certificate preferred.

Please send a cover letter and resume to careers@bermantabacco.com.  No phone calls please.

Berman Tabacco is a leading complex litigation firm with offices in Boston and San Francisco.  The Firm has 40 years of experiencing representing victims of fraud.  Since 1982, Berman Tabacco has prosecuted hundreds of securities, antitrust and consumer complex cases, recovering billions of dollars for our clients and the classes they represented.  The Firm has been recognized for six consecutive years as a Top Ten Plaintiffs firm for its work “on behalf of individuals and institutions who have suffered financial harm due to violations of securities or antitrust laws” by Benchmark Litigation.

The Firm also prides itself as an advocate of shareholder rights and has a practice area dedicated to the enforcement of director and officer fiduciary duties.  The Firm also has a practice group that represents individuals seeking to expose fraud perpetrated against the federal government and within corporations, and to obtain the compensation and protections afforded by the False Claims Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower Program, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Program.

Berman Tabacco is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse workplace.  We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.