Paralegal – Litigation

Kaplan Kirsch LLP•San Francisco, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kaplan Kirsch LLP is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive litigation paralegal to join its growing team. The paralegal will assist attorneys with case strategy, draft pleadings, and use eDiscovery tools to manage documents. The role involves collaboration with attorneys, legal assistants, and clients in a supportive, team-oriented environment that values initiative and professional growth. The position is full time, 40 hours per week, and located in downtown San Francisco, with some flexibility to work remotely as business needs allow. Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including a lunch hour. The annual salary range is $95,000 to $120,000, commensurate with education and experience.

Requirements

A paralegal certificate or at least 5 years of paralegal experience in a private law firm, with an emphasis on litigation.
Advanced knowledge of California and federal district courts and procedures.
Experience with, or demonstrated willingness to learn, appellate courts, tribal courts, and administrative tribunals and their procedures.
Advanced knowledge of legal software and eDiscovery platforms, such as PACER, CM/ECF, e-filing systems, ShareFile, TrueFiling, Law ToolBox, RelativityOne, Nextpoint, and Lexbe, or equivalent platforms.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe, and PowerPoint.
Experience administering external collaboration portals and virtual data rooms, such as ShareFile or SharePoint, or equivalent systems.
High accuracy in drafting, formatting, and proofreading documents, including citation verification and source pulling.
Critical thinking, strong communication and organization skills, and the ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines simultaneously.
Decisive judgment, close attention to detail, and the ability to work under minimal supervision.
Ability to work independently with professionalism and discretion.
A proactive, team-first attitude and genuine interest in the firm's work and client service.
Understanding of attorney-client privilege and the need to keep firm matters strictly confidential.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-assisted eDiscovery, document-management, or legal research platforms.

Responsibilities

Prepare initial drafts, proofread, cite-check, and format legal documents, including motion and discovery shells, letters, and exhibits, in accordance with court rules and firm style guides.
Prepare trial binders and agreements.
Coordinate exhibits, binders, and documentation for depositions, hearings, trials, and client presentations.
Assist attorneys in drafting discovery requests, interrogatories, requests for production, deposition notices, subpoenas, and privilege logs.
Manage preservation notices, legal holds, and native electronically stored information collections.
Use AI-assisted eDiscovery and document-management platforms to organize, code, search, process, and analyze document productions and databases.
Use PDF tools for manipulation, redaction, and OCR processing; use AI tools under attorney supervision to support early case assessments, initial discovery responses, document review, and identification of potentially privileged material.
Handle state, federal, tribal court, and administrative tribunal filings, including electronic and physical filings.
Calendar court deadlines, case milestones, and hearing dates; monitor active dockets; and download and distribute court documents.
Maintain client data, matter profiles, and conflict-checking systems, and manage case files from inception through resolution.
Coordinate complex calendars, including client consultations, depositions, and internal meetings across offices and time zones.
Conduct legal research and synthesize case law and factual evidence into summaries that support case strategy and briefing.
Provide administrative backup support and perform other duties as needed.