Legal Staff Paralegal in San Diego, CA

Law Firm

San Diego, CA

Legal Staff Paralegal in San Diego, CA

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Senior Paralegal - Settlements

Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Paralegal will play a pivotal role in leading fire settlement teams within the law firm. This fast-paced position supports a team of attorneys engaged in litigation across state and federal courts, particularly in the post-settlement phase. Key responsibilities include:

- Regular communication with clients and taking the lead in addressing client issues.
- Providing support and mentorship to case assistants and paralegals, particularly regarding legal questions and processes.
- Drafting, reviewing, finalizing, filing, and serving settlement agreements, requests for dismissals, and minor's compromises in multiple jurisdictions across California, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington, Texas, and Hawaii.
- Drafting, reviewing, finalizing, and tracking settlement disbursement agreements post-settlement.
- Conducting quality control audits of team work products.
- Identifying, tracking, and managing case-related deadlines using an electronic calendaring system.
- Supporting internal litigation and damages teams as needed.
- Building and maintaining working relationships with defense counsel and regularly meeting regarding approaching deadlines.
- Uploading and updating client information in a case management database.
- Drafting legal documents, correspondence, and court forms with minimal oversight and great attention to detail.
- Staying informed about rules of civil procedure in both state and federal courts, including CM/ECF filing/Pacer, and arranging for service of pleadings and subpoenas.
- Managing electronic information and document management.
- Creating and utilizing document generation templates.
- Ensuring the law firm's compliance with local rules of professional responsibility, especially regarding the timing of notifying clients of fund receipt and timely distribution.

Education and Experience Information:
Candidates must possess a paralegal certificate or meet the Business & Professions Code § 6450 requirements. The role requires:

- A minimum of 5 years of experience in working up cases and performing paralegal-level tasks.
- Experience with case management software programs, preferably FileVine.
- Proficiency in Adobe, Excel, Microsoft Office, and Outlook.
- Familiarity with E-Discovery and legal programs such as Sharefile, PACER, CaseAnywhere, Lexis, Smart Advocate, Everlaw, FileVine, and OneLegal.
- The candidate must be detail-oriented, organized, a team player, reliable, and capable of multitasking and managing several time-critical projects under tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential.

Salary Information:
The salary for this position ranges from to per hour. Actual salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, and qualifications for the role. The law firm offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including employer-paid health, dental, and vision plans, childcare reimbursement, a transportation reimbursement program, paid parental leave, and a 401k.

Nondiscrimination Statement:
The law firm is an equal opportunity employer. The selection of candidates is based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming), sex (including pregnancy, perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity (including transgender identity and transitioning), gender expression and sex stereotyping, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition or information (including genetic information), family care or medical leave status, military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, enrollment in a public assistance program, engaging in protected communications regarding employee wages, requesting a reasonable accommodation on the basis of disability or bona fide religious belief or practice, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.