Job Details

ID #51780214
Estado California
Ciudad San francisco bay area
Full-time
Salario USD TBD TBD
Fuente California
Showed 2024-05-26
Fecha 2024-05-26
Fecha tope 2024-07-25
Categoría Legal/paralegal
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Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant (Hybrid)

California, San francisco bay area 00000 San francisco bay area USA
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A long established mid-Peninsula law firm, has an opening for a full time Paralegal with at least 3 years legal experience. Our firm handles matters for a large, Fortune 500 company.

The Role:

We are seeking a savvy, self-directed leader who is experienced in civil litigation with excellent communication skills. The candidate will enjoy collaborating with professionals, is level-headed, calm under pressure, maintains a sense of humor and has a sense of pride their work product.

You will be reporting to one attorney and responsible for:

Assisting with case assessment and evaluation

Calendaring upcoming trials, depositions and hearings

Analyzing case records and interviewing case witnesses

Drafting Meet and Confer responses and other litigation documents

Propounding affirmative discovery and supervising discovery responses

Handling settlement process

Assisting with litigation strategy

Trial preparation and coordination

Essential to the role is someone who is detail-oriented and has good analytical skills. You will be part of a team and working amicably with other professionals comes as second nature. You enjoy challenges and can work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements:

- Minimum 3 years Trial Litigation experience in California, with working knowledge of Calif Code of Civil Procedure (CCP), Calif. Rules of Court (CRC), as well as local court rules, and procedures for Northern California counties. Federal knowledge is a plus.

- Hands-on experience with civil litigation discovery and trial preparation

- Experience evaluating and assessing cases; whether from insurance defense or other litigation perspective

- Detailed knowledge of MS Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat

- Case management software experience

- Familiarity with basic legal software such as LexisNexis and e-filing portals

- Legal calendaring experience and familiarity with local rules

- You have excellent English language skills (both written and verbal)

- Experience with timekeeping

- Paralegal Certificate or equivalent on the job experience as a Litigation Assistant; College Degree a plus

We are looking for the right person who is a reliable, dedicated and motivated professional who has a good work/life balance. You live on the SF Peninsula or very nearby and are looking for a long term position.

Basics:

- Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours AM schedule

- Benefits, Vacation, holidays and sick day accrual

- Comfortable work environment in a beautiful Class A building surrounded by trees with a picnic area for lunch alfresco

- Free ground level parking

Please send your resume in Adobe PDF format with an email note about your current circumstances and why you are interested in this position.

Please read carefully and only respond if you are qualified. Thank you.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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