Experienced Construction Defect Litigation Paralegal

Novate Legal Search

Walnut Creek (CA)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Novate Legal Search is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal to join a busy California team. The role involves handling multiple matters, discovery, document review, and trial support in a firm with a focus on construction defect matters.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of CA litigation paralegal experience, ABA-approved certification, and strong MS Office, Westlaw, and eDiscovery familiarity. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

3+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal in California.
Construction Defect experience is required.
Paralegal certification from an ABA-approved program.
Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Acrobat; Westlaw.

Responsibilities

Summarize and index documents.
Assist with identifying, collecting, analyzing, reviewing and producing electronic and paper documents in response to subpoenas and discovery requests.
Perform document reviews for privilege and redaction of confidential information.
Upload/Download documents and create links using OneDrive, DropBox, or similar program.
Work with databases such as Concordance and Relativity.
Assist with trial preparation (trial binders, exhibits, etc.).
Draft discovery and respond to discovery.
Perform legal research and analysis.
Check legal cites for proper format, content and standing.
Prepare court filings, draft and issue subpoenas.
Prepare California Public Records Act requests.