Fcra Federal Court Litigation Paralegal Job at Sharmin & Sharmin, Remote

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  • Sharmin & Sharmin
  • Remote

Job Description

MUST HAVE substantial FCRA Experience Work in an emerging area of law where you can fight on behalf of the victims of identity theft alongside qualified and experienced attorneys, filing and litigating cases in U.S. federal court. Take on some of the world's largest corporations and do your part to hold them responsible under U.S. law. Our law firm is a boutique firm in Southeast Florida, where you are not just a last name. We are a close-knit group that takes care of each other and cares about clients. Working for the firm gives you a front-row seat to learn from and work with some of the best attorneys in our field, and the skills you learn here are invaluable and will considerably enrich your professional profile. Nearly everything you will do in this job "matters," from the careful deadlines in federal court to discussing complex discovery in consumer cases. You are an important member of the team, and you will have a job that makes a difference in the lives of others! Responsibilities:

  • Manage initial filings, which include drafting complaints and notices of related cases, initial disclosures, and discovery with an attorney’s help, and upload claim documents onto the federal court Pacer filing system and manage summons and related deadlines as to service of process and response due dates
  • Analyze the docket and track federal court deadlines pursuant to the scheduling order and local rules
  • Communicate with opposing counsel(s) and Judicial Assistant(s) and Court reporters as to the management of schedules for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials; communicate with clients as to the management of schedules, mandated court appearances
  • Manage calendar entries with deadlines as necessary and task reminders to attorneys
  • Time Keeping - Update and track billable time in the firm’s software
  • Filing of the case in Federal Court
  • Drafting CCS Summon
  • Drafting Corporate disclosures
  • Drafting Notice of lead counsel
  • Drafting Notice of related actions
  • Drafting and managing Service-related work including the filing of the Waiver of service
  • Drafting Outbound RFP/ROGS/RFA and responding to inbound discovery
  • Drafting Joint scheduling report
  • Scheduling mediation and filing the NOM
  • Scheduling DEPOS – Notice of depo
  • Drafting Initial Disclosure and document productions for attorney review
  • Draft Complaint for Attorney Review
Qualifications:
  • Must have substantial FCRA experience and be able to distinguish between 1681(i) & 1681e(b) claims in a fact pattern and be able to draft a complaint for attorney review
  • Must be proficient in calendaring and observing federal court deadlines
  • Must be able to draft outbound and respond to inbound FCRA Interrogatories and requests for production
  • Must be able to draft a Joint scheduling report for attorney review
  • Must be proficient in pacer
  • Must have at least 3 years of paralegal experience
  • Registered Paralegal Certificate or bachelor’s degree required
  • Must be able to use MS Office Suite
  • Must know how to use Pacer (the federal court document filing system)
  • Must have references
  • Submit to a background check
  • Must have a secure home office space to work from
  • Must be detail-oriented and able to handle pressure well
  • Spanish speakers are a plus, but not required
About Company: We are a boutique firm litigating at a very high level. Our firm is a place where you have a career, not just a job. What we do truly impacts the lives of others. We fight hard while staying calm and composed and if we are a little lucky, we go home at the end of the day feeling like we did something that actually made a difference. We do our best to take care of each other too! We are not strangers in the trenches so to speak! If you are seeking a career that matters - give us a try! It might be the best decision you ever made.

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