Sr. Litigation Paralegal: Trial Technology & eDiscovery

FERGUSON BRASWELL FRASER & KUBASTA PC•Irvine, CA

1d•$46 - $56•Onsite

About The Position

FBFK is seeking a Senior Litigation Paralegal — Trial Technology & eDiscovery to support attorneys in complex litigation matters from case inception through discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, trial, post-trial motions, and appeal. This role is ideal for an experienced litigation paralegal with strong California and federal court knowledge, excellent organizational judgment, hands-on trial preparation experience, and confidence managing discovery, large document productions, electronic evidence, courtroom technology, and trial presentation workflows. Work will be performed under the direct supervision of licensed attorneys, with a high degree of independence on routine and technical litigation support matters.

Requirements

7+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm environment preferred.
Must satisfy California paralegal requirements, including one of the following: A paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program; A bachelor’s degree plus at least one year of law firm experience under attorney supervision; or Three years of law firm experience under attorney supervision.
Compliance with California paralegal continuing legal education requirements, including 4 hours annually, with 1 hour in legal ethics.
Significant experience supporting complex litigation, business litigation, commercial litigation, employment litigation, real estate litigation, class actions, or similar matters.
Strong knowledge of California state and federal court rules, procedures, filing requirements, and litigation deadlines.
Demonstrated experience with eDiscovery platforms, litigation databases, document productions, deposition preparation, trial preparation, and hot seat support.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, legal research platforms, document management systems, e-filing systems, and litigation support tools.
Excellent judgment, discretion, attention to detail, communication skills, and ability to manage multiple complex matters under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Support attorneys in all phases of litigation, including case management, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, trial, and post-trial proceedings.
Draft, format, cite-check, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, subpoenas, correspondence, memoranda, declarations, exhibits, and court filings under attorney supervision.
File documents in California state and federal courts, including CM/ECF and applicable California e-filing platforms.
Manage discovery workflows, including written discovery, document review, privilege logs, large-scale productions, ESI protocols, metadata, load files, and production specifications.
Coordinate with eDiscovery vendors, litigation support teams, experts, consultants, court reporters, videographers, and trial technology providers.
Prepare deposition materials, exhibits, summaries, designations, witness materials, trial binders, exhibit lists, demonstratives, and trial notebooks.
Provide trial technology and hot seat support, including organizing, loading, displaying, and retrieving exhibits, deposition clips, demonstratives, timelines, and impeachment materials.
Maintain case chronologies, witness summaries, issue lists, case timelines, document indices, and production logs.
Use litigation technology platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, Concordance, CaseMap, Summation, TrialDirector, OnCue, Sanction, NetDocuments, or similar tools.
Support responsible use of approved AI-assisted legal tools for document review, summarization, chronology building, issue tagging, research support, and exhibit organization.
Track litigation deadlines, court dates, discovery cutoffs, hearings, trial dates, filing deadlines, and related case-management obligations.
Accurately record billable and non-billable time in accordance with firm policies, client guidelines, and applicable wage and hour requirements.