Litigation Paralegal

San Francisco, CA

Summary

An Am Law 50 law firm with offices globally, has an opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal within our Litigation Group in their San Francisco, CA office.

Responsibilities

• The Paralegal will manage a broad range of projects of varying degrees of complexity, adapting procedures as needed to meet business needs across several litigation practices.  The Litigation Paralegal will apply practice-related knowledge and skills to complete projects and tasks; effectively identify, promote, and apply technologies to maximize efficiency in carrying out assignments.
• Assist in all phases of a matter from case inception through trial or resolution.
• Assist with document collections, document reviews, and document productions.
• Coordinate management of case documents, including organization, review and production of documents.
• Consult with firm’s eDiscovery Resource Management team to manage document databases and coordinate electronic discovery proceedings.
• Assist with the preparation of court filings, including cite and fact checking legal briefs, confirming proper Bluebook citation, proofreading, and assembling of exhibits and appendices.
• Assist with depositions, including preparation of witness files, exhibits, notices and subpoenas, and deposition summaries.
• Conduct factual or legal research; examine public records; monitor legislative and administrative proceedings as assigned; locate witnesses; trace documents and other physical evidence.
• Assist with trial preparation and logistics, including preparation of witness files, management of exhibits, setting up trial space, and attending trial, as required. 

Ideal Candidate       

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Four years’ experience as a Litigation Paralegal in a peer firm.