Paralegal Cover Letter Example

Not one filing deadline has slipped in my three years supporting civil litigation attorneys, because every court and discovery date goes into the calendar with two reminders. I am applying for the Litigation Paralegal role at Maple and Finch LLP.

At Allegheny Crest Law Group I support two attorneys on about 40 active civil matters. I draft discovery requests and responses, and first drafts of motions, for attorney review, and I cite-check briefs before they are filed. Before I e-file anything through CM/ECF, I check it against the local rules, and I build the exhibit binders for hearings and depositions. I earned the Certified Paralegal credential from NALA in 2023.

Maple and Finch's second trial team means more hearings and depositions, and more exhibits to assemble on short notice, which is work I enjoy. Most of your cases being in federal court suits me too, since CM/ECF is the system I file through now. My habit of catching problems early began at Monongahela Title Company, where I prepared closing packets for about 25 transactions a month and flagged gaps in title searches to the title officer before they could hold up a closing. I bring that same eye to a deadline calendar. I moved into litigation after completing my paralegal certificate in 2021, and it is the work I want to keep doing.

A sample deadline calendar, with the case details removed, can come to an interview together with the local-rules checklist I run before each e-filing. Which judges' standing orders does your team find hardest to track, and how are deadlines shared between the two trial teams?