Senior Appellate Paralegal

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Appellate Paralegal to support its Appellate Practice Group. This role requires a highly organized professional who can independently manage criminal and civil appeals from Notice of Appeal through final decision while ensuring compliance with all court rules, deadlines, and filing requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage appellate matters from inception through disposition.
• Prepare, format, proofread, and electronically file appellate briefs, motions, petitions, and related filings.
• Prepare Records on Appeal, Joint Appendices, and supporting exhibits.
• Create and maintain Tables of Contents (TOC) and Tables of Authorities (TOA).
• Perform Bluebook citation review and cite checking.
• Manage appellate calendars, deadlines, and docket activity.
• Coordinate filings in New York State and Federal Courts.
• Conduct legal and procedural research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Bloomberg Law.
• Prepare bookmarked and hyperlinked PDF filings for electronic submission.
• Maintain case files and support attorneys throughout the appellate process.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of appellate paralegal experience.
• Experience handling criminal and/or civil appeals from Notice of Appeal through decision.
• Strong knowledge of New York Appellate Divisions, Federal Circuit Courts, and appellate procedures.
• Experience with appellate brief preparation, filing, and record compilation.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

Technical Skills

Appellate & Court Filing

• Appellate brief preparation and filing
• Record on Appeal and Appendix preparation
• Appellate deadline and docket management
• Motion, petition, and response filing
• PACER and CM/ECF
• State and Federal appellate e-filing systems

Legal Research & Document Management

• Westlaw
• LexisNexis
• Bloomberg Law
• iManage, NetDocuments, Worldox, SharePoint, or Clio

Software

• Advanced Microsoft Word (TOA, TOC, Styles, Cross-References, Document Formatting)
• Adobe Acrobat Pro (Bookmarking, Hyperlinking, Bates Numbering, OCR)
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Experience

• Federal appellate court experience
• Criminal appellate experience
• Advanced Bluebook proficiency
• Supreme Court filing experience
• Independent management of appeals from start to finish

The ideal candidate is a true appellate specialist who can take ownership of appellate matters, manage critical deadlines, and support attorneys through every stage of the appellate process.

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.