Paralegal – Banking/Financial Services Litigation

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for a Paralegal – Banking/Financial Services Litigation to join our team in our Washington D.C. office.  We offer a hybrid work engagement with two days of remote work, and three days in-office.  This position will play a critical role in the legal practice, providing a comprehensive range of support to attorneys and case teams on Banking & Financial Services matters. Substantial experience in banking, securities and/or financial services litigation is necessary to ensure the successful execution and management of our cases. The paralegal will work to preserve, collect and analyze information utilizing a variety of software programs. At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled. On a typical day you will:

• Drafting forms, letters, or other legal documents
• Demonstrating effective verbal and written communication with clients, outside vendors, and other parties
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and prioritize assignments appropriately; determine and implement effective organizational and procedural methods
• Create and maintain, or oversee maintenance of files, documents, and data
• Prepare and edit a range of written materials, including correspondence, memoranda, drafts of legal documents, and factual analyses
• Comply with administrative requirements to meet billable expectations; prepare and release time entries on a daily basis
• Proofread and redline documents
• Support litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory examinations and investigations; compile, review, and organize information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence; conduct routine legal and factual investigations, factual research, and data/document collections
• Act as point person for internal and external contacts with little supervision; projects a highly professional image that creates a positive first impression for clients and other third parties
• Assumes responsibility to ensure deadlines and commitments are met; confirms that materials requested from others are received and requested actions are completed on time
• Organizes and prioritizes large volumes of highly confidential information, correspondence, memos, e-mails, phone calls, etc.
• Work closely with the attorneys in the Banking and Financial Services practice group on matters related to, and on behalf of, Banking and Financial Services clients
• Conduct legal research on laws, regulations (federal and state) and cases affecting the banking and financial services industry
• Draft memoranda, summaries of legal research and issues, responses to client correspondence, and such other documents as necessary
• Assist in the collection, organization and maintenance of legal documents
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, and co-counsel to maintain efficient case flow

• Prepare and file court documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery requests in state and federal courts and arbitration forums

• Manage multiple cases from start through resolution
• Perform complex fact research and analysis; retrieve and review documents from clients, other parties, and outside sources such as the Internet, public agencies, courts or libraries, and case, statutory and/or regulatory law; prepare memoranda or summaries documenting research
• Proofread legal memoranda to identify and correct typographical and grammatical errors; check all citations to legal authorities and to the evidence for accuracy of citations and forms of citation consistent with The Bluebook and/or specific court requirements; verify history of cited cases
• Extensive document management, including gathering, indexing, reviewing, analyzing and producing documents and data in various electronic formats
• Review and analyze case documents for production, including privilege review and preparation of privilege logs, exhibit lists and production logs
• Review and code electronic e-mails and case documents in Relativity
• Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions and regulatory te