Litigation Paralegal - Habitability / Tenant Rights
About The Position
Block LLP is looking for an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our Habitability and Tenant Rights team. In this role, you will support attorneys with plaintiff-side cases involving unsafe housing conditions, landlord negligence, tenant harassment, wrongful eviction, and other housing-related disputes. You will assist with case management, discovery, drafting, court filings, client communication, settlement preparation, and trial preparation. This role is a great fit for a litigation paralegal who has experience with habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, housing, eviction-related, or plaintiff-side civil litigation matters and wants to do meaningful work helping tenants and families pursue safe housing and justice. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing deadlines, documents, and client communication in a fast-paced law firm environment.
Requirements
- Prior litigation paralegal experience required
- Experience with habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, housing, eviction-related, or plaintiff-side civil litigation matters
- Strong understanding of litigation deadlines, discovery, court filings, and case management
- Experience drafting or preparing legal documents
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable managing multiple cases, deadlines, and priorities
- Professional, dependable, and proactive
- Experience with California civil litigation procedures
- Comfortable communicating with clients and handling sensitive information
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating with attorneys and team members
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office and legal case management systems
Nice To Haves
- Habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, or housing litigation experience
- Plaintiff-side litigation experience
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Experience with e-filing and court procedures
- Experience preparing cases for mediation, arbitration, or trial
- Experience working in a fast-paced or high-volume law firm environment
Responsibilities
- Support attorneys through all phases of habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, and housing-related litigation
- Draft and prepare pleadings, discovery, subpoenas, correspondence, and other legal documents
- Assist with discovery requests, responses, document review, and document production
- File legal documents with the court and track important deadlines
- Maintain litigation calendars and help ensure deadlines are met
- Organize and update case files, evidence, records, and client documents
- Gather and review documents such as photos, inspection reports, repair requests, leases, notices, medical records, and other supporting evidence
- Communicate with clients to gather information, documents, and case updates
- Coordinate with attorneys, clients, experts, inspectors, contractors, medical providers, opposing counsel, and court personnel
- Assist with settlement preparation, mediations, hearings, arbitration, and trial preparation
- Prepare exhibits, trial binders, case summaries, and other litigation materials as needed
- Maintain accurate case notes and updates in the firm’s case management system
- Provide professional, compassionate, and timely communication to clients
- Assist with additional litigation and administrative tasks as needed
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Firm-wide events, team outings, and celebrations
- Fully stocked kitchen with snacks, beverages, and coffee
- Competitive compensation package
- 9 paid firm holidays annually, plus additional paid time off
- 401(k) retirement program
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
