Litigation Paralegal - Stamford

The Company

Friedman Vartolo LLP is a fast-growing, New York-based law firm specializing in real estate and default services, with over 300 employees providing top-tier legal services to our clients in seven states. While our legal expertise sets us apart, it’s our mindset that drives us forward. We bring a fresh, fast-paced energy that drives our momentum and shapes how we approach every challenge.

We are a company that chooses to dig deeper, solving problems at the root instead of settling for surface fixes. Here, there are no passengers because every individual adds value, owns outcomes, and moves the firm forward. With an underdog mentality, we embrace constant elevation, always sharpening, always climbing, and never coasting. When challenges come, we row together and lean in as one team to get the job done, no matter what.

Friedman Vartolo LLP is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our rapidly growing Foreclosure team. We’re looking for bright, enthusiastic individuals who will bring a strong work ethic and eagerness to grow alongside the firm.

The ideal candidate will have a broad range of experience in litigation; we are open to most practice areas, with preference for candidates with bankruptcy, foreclosure, or real estate litigation experience. The candidate must meet time-sensitive deadlines, be well organized, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and provide outstanding customer service to clients.

• Provide service updates and client status updates; follow up on outstanding documents and services; coordinate with title contacts to complete outstanding tasks such as recordings and missing documents.
• Draft and generate pleadings such as complaints, motions, notices of hearings, affidavits, defaults, notices of actions, and notices of publication.
• Manage all administrative tasks of legal cases.
• Tasks generally include editing and preparing correspondence and legal documents, maintaining electronic files, arranging depositions and correspondence, and heavy calendaring.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a paralegal. Experience with default services in real estate, litigation, foreclosure, and bankruptcy proceedings is preferred.
• Superior organizational, research, and writing skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Ability to work individually and on a team.
• Deadline-driven.
• Able to manage a heavy workload, multi-task, and prioritize.
• Works well under pressure.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Motivated to learn and advance.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. The firm offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flex spending, 401(k), and gym/fitness membership reimbursement.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Friedman Vartolo to provide reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause undue hardship for the firm.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview, or otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact Recruitment at re to request an accommodation.

Stamford, CT office

Salary: $19.23 per hour