Litigation Paralegal

5-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Salary: $70,000 - $80,000



Litigation Paralegal

Law Firm is actively seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join its team. This position requires 5 years of complex litigation experience and the successful candidate must be able to work in the office.

Qualifications:

• Self-motivated and able to take initiative when necessary
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and able to review, revise, and organize legal documents
• Able to manage and work on multiple projects for various attorneys (good time-management skills and able to quickly adapt to many different styles/personalities)
• Excellent computer skills (specifically Excel, Word and Adobe pdf)
• BA/BS degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Master Calendar for team of eight litigation attorneys, two trademark attorneys (TTAB cancellation/opposition proceedings) and five legal assistants using Compulaw
• Calendaring includes, but is not limited to, state courts; federal courts; Trademark Trial and Appeals Board; state and federal courts of appeal; DFEH; DIR; land use (County and City ordinances and statutes); various licensing agencies; and other miscellaneous matters
• Support the transactional team members for legal research projects; compilations of chronologies and evidence for pre-litigation matters, and the like
• Manage collection of evidence from clients both at initial start of case and throughout discovery and pre-trial process using Logikull
• Manage collection of evidence and document production from opposing parties
• Review and prepare chronologies of evidence and facts to apply to law and claims and defenses
• Interface with IT Managers (internally, clients, and opposing counsel) to manage document collection
• Prepare initial drafts of pleadings and motions or assigned portions thereof
• Prepare declarations supporting various pleadings and motions with supporting evidence and citations
• Legal research and memorandums (proficient using Lexis, Westlaw, PACER, CM/ECF and other agency databases)
• Cite checking (cite check legal and evidence citations both internal and those in briefing by opposing counsel)
• Draft and respond to discovery
• Review discovery responses for meet and confer issues
• Prepare initial drafts of meet and confer letters
• Prepare deposition outlines and exhibits
• Review and summarize deposition transcripts
• Prepare evidence for trial, arbitration, summary judgment motions, etc.
• Pre-trial preparation (evidence, exhibits, witness lists, jury instructions, pre-trial binders, etc.)
• Witness Interviews
• Attend trial
• Assist with jury selection
• Assist with motions in limine (drafting motions, supporting declarations, and preparing exhibits)
• Witness appearance coordination
• Liaison with experts. Coordinate document exchange for expert reports and deposition
• Research experts
• Prepare designations of record on appeal
• Provide research support for briefing
• Provide citations to record and checking of opposing counsel’s citations for accuracy/rebuttal
• Coordinate with other areas/departments of the Firm to develop efficient procedures and communications that streamline processes and meet various department needs
• Ability to perform complex litigation and research tasks across assigned and cross-practice areas
• Knowledge of legal billing processes and descriptions. (Knowledge of TABS is a plus.)
• Maintain Westlaw/Lexis relationship; coordinate and manage updates to research platform and negotiation contract renewals

This position requires 1450 billable hours annually and offers a salary of $70,000 - $80,000.

Law Firm is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal with 5 years of complex litigation experience. The successful candidate must be able to work in the office and will be required to complete 1450 billable hours annually.

Qualifications:

• Self-motivated and able to take initiative when necessary
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and able to review, revise, and organize legal documents
• Able to manage and work on multiple projects for various attorneys (good time-management skills and able to quickly adapt to many different styles/personalities)
• Excellent computer skills (specifically Excel, Word and Adobe pdf)
• BA/BS degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage Master Calendar for team of eight litigation attorneys, two trademark attorneys (TTAB cancellation/opposition proceedings) and five legal assistants using Compulaw
• Calendaring includes, but is not limited to, state courts; federal courts; Trademark Trial and Appeals Board; state and federal courts of appeal; DFEH; DIR; land use (County and City ordinances and statutes); various licensing agencies; and other miscellaneous matters
• Support the transactional team members for legal research projects; compilations of chronologies and evidence for pre-litigation matters, and the like
• Manage collection of evidence from clients both at initial start of case and throughout discovery and pre-trial process using Logikull

Self-motivated, verbal and interpersonal communication, detail-oriented, time-management, computer skills (Excel, Word, Adobe pdf), legal research, cite checking, document exchange, legal billing processes.

BA/BS degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program.

qualifications:

• self-motivated and can take initiative when necessary
• strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• detail oriented and ability to review, revise, and organize legal documents
• ability to manage and work on multiple projects for various attorneys (good time-management skills and ability to quickly adapt to many different styles/personalities)
• excellent computer skills (specifically excel, word and adobe pdf)
• ba/bs degree and/or paralegal certificate from an aba approved program

key responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

manage master calendar for team of eight litigation attorneys, two trademark attorneys (ttab cancellation/opposition proceedings) and five legal assistants using compulaw. prepare initial drafts of meet and confer letters

Qualification and Experience BA/BS degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program.

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