Appellate Specialist

Responsibilities include

• Reviewing, formatting, revising, and finalizing appellate motions, briefs, petitions, and other filings in the United States Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts.
• Drafting routine procedural motions and other documents to be filed in appellate courts.
• Cite checking, Bluebooking, proofreading, and preparing tables for motions, briefs, petitions, and other court filings.
• Preparing appellate records and appendices, including compiling and reviewing trial court documents and transcripts.
• Electronically filing motions, briefs, appendices, and other documents with the United States Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts.
• Conducting legal research on appellate procedures.
• Monitoring deadlines and ensuring compliance with court rules and filing requirements.
• Coordinating with attorneys, paralegals, and court personnel to facilitate smooth appellate processes.
• Assisting with preparations for oral arguments, including creating case and briefing binders.
• Tracking developments in appellate law and providing updates to litigation teams.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of court rules, procedures, and practice requirements for the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and district courts, and state courts of appeals.
• Expert/superior knowledge of the Bluebook and the cite checking process.
• Experienced with AI tools such as Claude, Harvey, ChatGPT, CoCounsel, Gemini etc.
• Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Proactive and able to efficiently handle multiple projects and client matters simultaneously.
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Prepares and timely submits timekeeping reports.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with members across multiple offices.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends, based on department needs is required.

Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required; JD preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Understanding of common litigation practices, procedures, regulations, and workflow.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, and iManage.
• Proficiency in Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.
• Expertise with PACER and CM/ECF.

Compensation & Benefits

• The annual compensation range for this position is $115-160k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
• Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.
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