Legal Staff Paralegal in Sacramento, CA

Law Firm

Sacramento, CA

Legal Staff Paralegal in Sacramento, CA

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: PRA Paralegal/Analyst (CALIFORNIA)

Job Responsibilities:

- Track and analyze public records requests submitted to public agency clients.
- Assist in determining the scope of search necessary for the public agency to find responsive records.
- Collaborate with public agency staff to transfer documents to the law firm for review.
- Review databases of documents to determine document responsiveness, tagging them as privileged or exempt as necessary, and redacting documents.
- Assist attorneys in drafting response letters to records requesters.
- Maintain deadlines to ensure records are provided to the public agency client within statutory requirements.
- Consult with attorneys and clients on conclusions regarding exemptions for withholding records and records to be produced.
- Review public agency client records and confer with Lead Paralegal or assigning attorney to prevent unauthorized release.
- Review a large volume of records to identify legal and public policy issues important to the public agency client.
- Act as a representative on behalf of the public agency counsel, showing professionalism, courtesy, and discretion in all interactions.
- Research state, statutory, case, and other authorities applicable to the California Public Records Act.
- Conduct legal, public records, and other research, summarize findings, and recommend proposed actions to the assigning attorney.
- Prepare legal documents and correspondence applicable to the practice area in draft and final forms, utilizing independent judgment for distribution.
- Maintain accurate calendars for deadlines.
- Search for, obtain, review materials, and maintain appropriate control measures for expedient search and retrieval.
- Maintain documents necessary to meet the firm's or practice group’s objectives, such as a daily timekeeping log for billing purposes.

Education and Experience Information:

- Required Education:
- . or . degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program or an affidavit regarding work experience sufficient to comply with California Business and Professions Code Sections 6450-6456.

- Required Experience:
- A minimum of five years of experience with electronic document review in a law firm or government setting.

- Preferred Skills and Characteristics:
- Previous work experience in a public agency or law office practice serving public agency clients.
- Experience responding to public records act requests.

Salary Information:

- The reasonably expected pay scale for this position with five or more years of experience is $75,000 - $85,000 annually, non-exempt.
- The actual salary within that range will depend on the selected candidate’s location and experience.

The law firm is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested candidates to apply.