Litigation Paralegal (Irvine)

HERS Advisors • Irvine, CA

11d • $100 - $115 • Hybrid

About The Position

HERS Advisors has partnered with a national labor & employment law firm who has an immediate need for a Litigation Paralegal in their Irvine, California office (hybrid). Responsibilities for Litigation Paralegal : Demonstrated effectiveness at obtaining and managing client documents, including electronic data, and determining potential existence of documents that may be relevant to each case. Regularly conducts litigation, criminal, and civil background checks, social media searches, and obtains properly authenticated records as needed. Effectively and regularly drafts for attorney review: removal documents, certificates of interested parties, answers, initial disclosures, various motions and orders, scheduling orders, protective orders, deposition notices, affidavits and declarations, discovery and responses to discovery, settlement agreements, and dismissal documents for attorney review. Assists with preparation of motions for summary judgment; checking deposition cites, assembling exhibits, and creating appendices. Consistently and accurately identifies and prepares all documents for production including Bates labeling and redacting for privileged and confidential information. Effectively assists in preparation for trial including managing exhibits and all evidentiary matters, witness lists, files and subpoenas, coordinates and attends witness prep meetings; assists at trial. Conducts online research and able to utilize the firm’s electronic resources efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience required
• Must comply with California Business & Professions Code section 6450
• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience required
• Labor and employment law experience required
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and other office tools, including document review software, eDiscovery technology, and document management system

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Relativity and/or Everlaw strongly preferred
• Experience using Trial Director, OnCue or other trial software a plus

Responsibilities

• Obtaining and managing client documents, including electronic data
• Determining potential existence of documents that may be relevant to each case
• Conducts litigation, criminal, and civil background checks, social media searches, and obtains properly authenticated records as needed
• Drafts for attorney review: removal documents, certificates of interested parties, answers, initial disclosures, various motions and orders, scheduling orders, protective orders, deposition notices, affidavits and declarations, discovery and responses to discovery, settlement agreements, and dismissal documents for attorney review
• Assists with preparation of motions for summary judgment; checking deposition cites, assembling exhibits, and creating appendices
• Identifies and prepares all documents for production including Bates labeling and redacting for privileged and confidential information
• Assists in preparation for trial including managing exhibits and all evidentiary matters, witness lists, files and subpoenas, coordinates and attends witness prep meetings; assists at trial
• Conducts online research and able to utilize the firm’s electronic resources efficiently and effectively

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level