Description

Nichols Kaster, PLLP, a plaintiff-side civil litigation firm that fights for employee justice, seeks a full-time Paralegal/Legal Assistant for its Employee Rights team in its Minneapolis, MN office.

Nichols Kaster has dedicated nearly 50 years to fighting for everyday people in individual and class actions. With offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and San Francisco, California, the firm is perfectly situated for the work it does representing plaintiffs in cases across the country. Nichols Kaster is a proven powerhouse for taking on complex cases and securing significant recoveries for plaintiffs.

All workers have certain rights and many of those rights are federally protected, while others are governed by state or local statues. The Employee Rights team fights nationwide on behalf of employees that have been subjected to workplace violations of federal and state laws, including discrimination, harassment, reasonable workplace accommodations, retaliation, the right to take protected leave, and other employment law violations. 

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant position will provide organizational and practice specific assistance to attorneys. It requires professionalism, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, the ability to handle multiple priorities, and work in an organized and efficient manner.

At Nichols Kaster, we believe that diversity in all forms improves the workplace and makes an organization better. Nichols Kaster is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive work environment for our employees and to bringing a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to our work. We encourage members of diverse communities to apply.

Requirements

• Formal paralegal training from an ABA accredited program, a two-year or four-year degree program (preferred but not required)
• Ability to prioritize and execute numerous tasks under tight time constraints
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Team player and positive attitude
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in high pressure, time sensitive situations
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and client service skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a litigation paralegal (preferred but not required)
• Experience with electronic court and administrative agency filing platforms (preferred but not required)
• Experience using an eDiscovery review platform such as Relativity to create searches, filters, and tags, and identify and redact privileged information (preferred but not required)
• Functional understanding and application of court rules and procedures (preferred but not required)
• Ability to conduct legal research utilizing online tools such as Westlaw (preferred but not required)

Benefits:

• Participation in medical and dental benefits, 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
• Group life insurance
• Voluntary Life and Vision
• Fitness Center membership
• Participation in discretionary year-end bonus plan