4484Paralegal Albany, NY Complex Disputes GroupMonday, November 17, 2025Professional Staff The Paralegal - Litigation is responsible for providing support and assistance to attorneys in the management, coordination, and administration of all aspects of the practice area within established administrative procedures. A hybrid work schedule is available for this position.A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It's the chance to use your knowledge to shape what's ahead. To share, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.We've created a dynamic, energizing environment that promotes success for our clients and each other. We offer fast growth, connectedness and training in business as well as law. And our rigorous standards assure you are part of a diverse team of top talent at every turn.If you're someone who's looking toward the future, we'd love to hear from you.Location: Albany, NY Refine and improve knowledge of various legal procedures. Assist with trial preparation. Utilize legal research databases (i.e. Westlaw and Lexis). Understand and learn how to apply state and federal procedural rules. Coordinate service of process (local and nationwide). Draft removal documents for cases being removed from State court to Federal court. Understand Federal Court Electronic Filing and State Court Electronic Filing in several states. Review and edit legal documents. This includes spelling and grammar checks, fact checking, sherardizing legal authority, blue-booking legal citations, redactions, reviewing privilege logs and document formatting. Conduct research projects, including public records and publicly-available websites for information on individuals and entities. Manage discovery productions and/or liaise with eDiscovery Services to manage and organize discovery workspaces. Reports to clients and assist in maintaining communications. Draft routine motions and discovery requests and responses. Tracks and completes projects within given deadlines. Provide status updates throughout the projects. Coordinate projects with direct supervision from attorneys and consultation with senior paralegals. Perform other duties as assigned.To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential job responsibility listed above, satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Nixon Peabody retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the skills and abilities required. 4-6 years of paralegal experience. Paralegal Certificate preferred. Bachelor's Degree required. Work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to interact with internal and external personnel of all levels. Attention to detail with the ability to meet varying deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Proficient in some aspects of the practice area. Intermediate knowledge of practice support systems and group specific software. Continued willingness to learn and collaborate with senior paralegals. Proficient knowledge of applications typically used (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite). * Understand use of electronic databases (i.e. Relativity and NetDocuments). This includes maintaining extranet databases and case files.Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer: Disability / Veteran. Nixon Peabody is committed to creating a fair workplace and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly h

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