Job Description
Overview:
A well knowns litgation firm in downtown LA is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Litigation Paralegal with at least five years of experience in a law firm setting. The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of the litigation process, from start to finish, with trial experience strongly preferred.
As a Litigation Paralegal, you will collaborate closely with attorneys, managing a wide range of substantive tasks.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing case files, monitoring critical court deadlines, and ensuring all filings are timely and accurate.
- Electronically filing documents through the ECF system, conducting PACER research, and drafting pleadings, notices, and motions.
- Prepare and manage deposition materials, exhibits, and summaries, while tracking discovery and document productions.
- serve as a liaison with courts, outside counsel, experts, and clients, handling key correspondence and assisting with trial preparation and strategy meetings.
Skills/Qualifications Needed:
- A deep understanding of the litigation lifecycle, from initial filings through trial, is essential.
- Strong organizational skills, along with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, will be crucial to your success.
- Experience with electronic court filings, PACER research, and drafting legal documents is required.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adept at critical thinking.
- Excel at managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and taking full ownership of your projects and responsibilities.
- Proactive mindset, you anticipate challenges, solve problems efficiently, and collaborate seamlessly as a true team player.
- Technologically savvy, quick to adapt to new software, and leverage your paralegal expertise to enhance teamwork, client service, and overall efficiency.
- 2 or 4-year degree and a paralegal certificate are preferred, though relevant work experience may be considered in place of formal education.
- Proficiency in legal research using tools such as Westlaw and other online resources is essential.
- The role may require occasional travel for trial support, and flexibility to work overtime when necessary to meet business demands
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate. No relocation assistant offered
Fully in office for the first two weeks, and then hybrid with three days in office, two working from home $95-115,000 based on experience
Job Tags
Work experience placement, Immediate start, Relocation,