Litigation Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

Established law firm based in San Mateo, CA has an immediate opening for a Litigation Paralegal! This position offers the opportunity to support a dynamic litigation defense practice, focusing on civil litigation, public entity defense, and trust litigation. The role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual who is comfortable working on aspects of litigation through the full lifecycle of cases while collaborating with a team in a hybrid work environment. This position is hybrid, requiring on-site work at least one time per month but ideally once per week. The ideal candidate will have 2-5+ year of litigation support experience in a paralegal or legal assistant capacity.

Responsibilities :

• Provide comprehensive support for civil litigation cases, including public entity defense and trust litigation.
• Manage case files, ensuring accurate and timely document preparation, organization, and filing.
• Prepare for trials, including assisting with trial exhibits, witness coordination, and logistics.
• Summarize records and depositions to support case preparation and strategy.
• Collaborate with attorneys and team members to meet a billable requirement of 1,350 hours annually, which includes administrative time.
• Utilize case management software such as Clio and communication tools like Microsoft Teams.
• Conduct e-filing and calendaring tasks, with the support of a legal administrator for routine duties.
• Assist with discovery processes, including drafting and responding to interrogatories and requests for production.
• Participate in monthly on-site collaboration days and quarterly firm retreats.
• Maintain compliance with insurance defense billing practices, ensuring accuracy and detail in time entries.
• Minimum of 2 years of paralegal or legal assistant experience, with a focus on civil litigation.
• Proficiency in e-filing and calendaring systems is preferred, including familiarity with court filing procedures.
• Strong skills in trial preparation, including record and deposition summaries is preferred.
• Experience with case management software, such as Clio, is highly preferred.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment, both remotely and on-site as needed.
• Flexibility to adapt to a hybrid work schedule, with the ability to report to the office within 24 hours when required.