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Legal Staff Paralegal in Los Angeles, CA

The Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC) Jul 21,2020 Jun 28,2020 Location Los Angeles CA
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Public Interest

Legal Staff

Litigation - Civil Rights

Min 3 yrs required

Profile

Part-Time Legal Assistant Duties: Support Litigation Project, which litigates civil rights claims brought by people with disabilities in state, federal, appellate, and administrative courts. Supporting Litigation attorneys. Supports co-counsel and volunteers. Contributes to the legal team’s efforts by providing litigation support for a team of attorneys and completing administrative and program duties that are necessary for the department. Focuses on organizing litigation cases and preparing various documents for court filing, communications, and case management. Litigation Software & Calendar. Maintain SharePoint and Practice Panther case files and calendar. Administrative Duties. Answer phone calls, take messages, send/distribute correspondence, support training and outreach activities, coordinate travel arrangements, communicate with clients, opposing counsel, attorney services, and court clerks. Work with attorneys in the preparation and filing of correspondence, case and court documents. Maintain sample files, proofread, format, and finalize all legal documents, including court forms, legal briefs, exhibits, tables, and appendices. Organize Case Documents and Coordinate Service and Receipt of Discovery. Conduct the Bates-stamping, redaction, duplication, and indexing of documents. Set up and maintain electronic case files (and paper documents as needed) which are organized chronologically, numerically, and/or by subject matter. Finalize all relevant documents and exhibits, proofread briefs, organize exhibits, and create document indices in the preparation of motion filing. Conduct Document and Factual Research. Run searches on internal and external document databases and systems, cull relevant information from a variety of resources such as newspapers, magazines, libraries, case documents, and the internet. Conduct interviews as directed. Prepare for Depositions. Under attorney supervision, gather and prepare documents relevant to the deponent, organize exhibits, and arrange for and coordinate deposition setup and logistics. Prepare for trial and hearings. Under attorney supervision, organize exhibits, files and all other supporting documents, case binders, and coordinate trial setup and logistics. Prepare for appellate proceedings. Under attorney supervision, prepare record, briefs and other documents for filing, assist attorneys in preparation for oral argument, and coordinate logistics.

Qualification and Experience

Requirements: College graduate and/or paralegal degree required. 3 years of full-time litigation experience in state or federal courts required. Knowledge of local, state, and federal court rules and filing procedures required. High Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, Word, and Excel required. Knowledge of Practice Panther, Legal Server and SharePoint preferred.
Schedule: 20-25 hours per week

Additional info

Send cover letter describing interest, relevant experience, and minimum acceptable hourly rate, resume, college and/or paralegal school transcript, professional references.

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