Paralegal

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP•Seattle, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join our personal injury practice in our Seattle office. The firm is a national class-action and complex litigation law firm that takes on the world's largest corporations and entities, fighting for the rights of consumers, employees, student-athletes, investors, whistleblowers, and others. Founded in 1993, Hagens Berman has recovered settlements valued at more than $322 billion for our clients across our various practice areas. The firm's legal team has achieved record-breaking settlements and believes in helping those most in need. The firm's tenacious spirit has earned it prestigious awards, including repeatedly being named one of the top 10 plaintiffs’ firms in the US.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate preferred with minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal.
Understands complex legal concepts and terminology.
Knowledge of the rules regulating paralegals/legal assistants.
In-depth knowledge of state/federal/appellate court rules and procedures, and the skills to find and understand those in multiple jurisdictions.
Knowledge of state/federal/appellate court ECF e-filing systems, and the ability to learn e-filing systems in other jurisdictions.
Ability to perform legal research using LexisNexis or Westlaw.
Ability to draft pleadings and discovery.
Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize workload, and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
Ability to perform under tight deadlines and maintain patience in high-pressure situations.
Strong working knowledge of advanced functions of Microsoft Office (including Word, Outlook and Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and other litigation support applications.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, planning, verbal, and written communication skills.
Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.

Responsibilities

Prepare pleadings, correspondence, and other legal documents.
Assist in the preparation of legal memoranda, including state, federal, and appellate pleadings; cite-check; apply Blue book rules; format per local court rules. Proofread and finalize documents for electronic filing or service on opposing counsel.
Gather facts, documents, exhibits, and evidence to assist in the initiation of legal actions, discovery, or motion practice.
Assist with discovery requests and responses; conduct document searches; organize documents and coordinate document productions, including Bates-numbering, redaction, production and privilege logs, and ediscovery.
Maintain and search databases.
Work with clients to gather and convey information.
Prepare materials for oral arguments, depositions, mediations, and trial.
Organize exhibits, witness materials, prepare trial notebooks and all other supporting documents; coordinate trial logistics.
Perform administrative functions, such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in a document management system; perform word processing functions; perform filing, e-filing, service, and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence, and courtesy copies; calendaring deadlines.