Paralegal Supervisor

Paralegal Supervisor – for top tier global law firm in Washington, DC. This role reports to the Paralegal Manager. The DC office has 40+ paralegals. This role is responsible for overseeing the 20 – 25 junior entry level to mid-level paralegals.

**This is not a working paralegal role and will have no billable hour requirement.

*This is a hybrid role with some in office work.

*Ideal candidate has mid – large law firm experience with at least 1 year of supervisory experience. Previous experience as a paralegal or case manager is ideal. Successful experience with project coordination, people management, training, writing evaluations, mentoring/coaching, and staffing required.

Responsibilities: coordinating work assignments; recruiting; occasionally taking a lead role in the initiation of new projects; mentoring paralegals and promoting best practices; evaluating effectiveness of training programs, monitoring performance of individual paralegals and the department. Providing continuing legal education by creating, coordinating, and presenting in-house training programs. Ensuring the success of the paralegal program according to standard business metrics, such as utilization, client satisfaction, and quality of work product. Resolving personnel problems, taking disciplinary action if necessary and terminating employees. Monitoring and managing productivity and resource availability. Reviewing and approving billable hours. Participating in annual salary reviews and evaluations; providing regular feedback and constructive criticism. Preparing departmental statistical reports.

Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. Highly organized and detail oriented. Ability to work independently and under pressure. Flexibility for OT as required. Thorough understanding of the litigation process and common litigation support and discovery management procedures and concepts. At least 3 years as a litigation paralegal in a comparable setting. At least 1 year of supervisory experience required. Salary is commensurate with experience.