Employment Litigation Paralegal - Plaintiff-Side

Panitz Law Group APC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful cases

Collaborative environment

Hands-on litigation

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Panitz Law Group APC is seeking a detail-oriented Paralegal to support our plaintiff-side employment law litigation team. The role emphasizes drafting, discovery, and trial preparation in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has strong litigation support experience, excellent writing and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines while coordinating with clients, witnesses, and opposing counsel.

Qualifications

• Prior paralegal or litigation support experience required; employment law experience preferred.
• Strong drafting, proofreading, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with discovery, motion practice, subpoenas, depositions, and trial preparation.
• Experience using Westlaw, Lexis, or comparable legal research platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple cases, deadlines, and priorities independently.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Draft legal documents, including discovery requests and responses, interrogatories, subpoenas, motions, witness declarations, deposition outlines, correspondence, and other litigation materials.
• Support trial preparation by organizing exhibits, preparing trial binders, coordinating witness schedules, and assisting with pretrial filings and logistics.
• Conduct case-related legal research, including statutory and case law research, using Westlaw, Lexis, and other legal research databases.
• Manage deadlines, case calendars, court filings, discovery schedules, and litigation logistics with precision.
• Assist in case development, including gathering and organizing evidence, reviewing documents, preparing chronologies, summarizing records, and coordinating with clients, witnesses, experts, and opposing counsel.
• Prepare and organize materials for depositions, mediations, hearings, arbitrations, and trial.
• Maintain case files and ensure all documents, pleadings, correspondence, and discovery materials are accurately organized and updated.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, vendors, opposing counsel, and other parties as needed.

Skills

Drafting

Litigation support

Case management

Research

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Paralegal certificate or equivalent

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Panitz Law Group APC is seeking a detail-oriented Paralegal to support our plaintiff-side employment law litigation team. The role emphasizes drafting, discovery, and trial preparation in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has strong litigation support experience, excellent writing and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines while coordinating with clients, witnesses, and opposing counsel.