Legal Staff Paralegal in Sacramento, CA

Law Firm

Sacramento, CA

Legal Staff Paralegal in Sacramento, CA

Legal Staff

5-7 yrs required

No

Job Title: Complex Litigation Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:
The Complex Litigation Paralegal will perform a wide range of case-related duties under the supervision of attorneys. Key responsibilities include:

- Assisting attorneys with case planning, development, and managing case deadlines to ensure timely completion of research, discovery, and other projects.
- Conducting legal research using library sources, LexisNexis, or other computer-assisted research programs selected by the law firm.
- Engaging in fact gathering and retrieving information.
- Drafting and analyzing legal documents.
- Collecting, compiling, and utilizing technical information to make independent decisions and recommendations to supervising attorneys.
- Preparing and filing court documents, organizing exhibits and pleadings, and creating indices and chronologies.
- Conducting background research on companies, individuals, and parties, including filings with the government, social media, and the Internet.
- Providing computer-assisted litigation, e-discovery, e-document management, and trial support, including preparing exhibits, coordinating trial setup and logistics, assisting attorneys in the courtroom, and preparing witnesses.
- Managing relationships with vendors and experts, ensuring all invoices are processed and paid in accordance with client guidelines.

Employees are expected to promote positive work habits, including effective and timely communication, teamwork, and respect for co-workers. They should also comply with safe work practices, provide high-quality products and services to clients, and understand and appropriately apply the law firm's practices and procedures.

Education and Experience Information:
To successfully perform in this role, candidates must meet the following requirements:

- Education: Certificate of completion from a Paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association. A . degree is considered a plus.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 to 7 years of current experience as a complex litigation paralegal.
- Skills:
- Advanced skills in Adobe Pro or other PDF software, Office 365 (Microsoft Excel, Word), Relativity (Advanced Analytics, Clustering, Document Review, Productions, Searches).
- Intermediate skills in Office 365 (Microsoft Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, & SharePoint), CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap, LexisNexis Advance or Westlaw Case Research, CS Disco, Concordance, logikull, and nebula, document management systems such as iManage or NetDocuments, docketing software like eDockets, all Federal Court filing systems (CM/ECF, PACER) and CCES, Accurint by LexisNexis or similar experience.
- Ability to prepare client-facing deliverables and assist clients with filing records with the Secretary of State.
- Ability to conduct custodial interviews and assist with document collection following ESI Protocols.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, with advanced writing, grammar, and communication skills.
- Creative thinking for efficiency and streamlining processes, self-motivated, understands the importance of deadlines, and can work independently with minimal supervision.
- Experience in other states, appellate court, and arbitration is a plus.

Salary Information:
The position offers a competitive salary with a range of USD $90, to USD $100, per year. Additionally, the law firm provides a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401k with employer contribution, as well as sick and vacation time.

The role requires a minimum billable hour requirement of 1,600 hours per year.