Full-Time Litigation/Insurance Defense Paralegal

BMO; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

BMO is seeking an experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal to join its U.Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. This role partners closely with litigators and business stakeholders to manage a diverse portfolio of litigation, regulatory, investigative, and pre-litigation matters.

The successful candidate will play a key role in all phases of litigation, including discovery, document preservation, outside counsel management, legal operations, reporting, and trial preparation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and Paralegal Certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm, financial institution, or sophisticated in-house legal department.
• Strong knowledge of civil litigation procedures, discovery processes, and court filings.
• Experience managing complex document collections and electronic discovery.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, legal matter management systems, PACER, Westlaw, and eDiscovery tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project management abilities.
• High degree of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information.
• Financial services or banking litigation experience.
• Experience supporting complex commercial litigation, class actions, regulatory matters, or government investigations.
• Experience with legal operations, reporting, analytics, and process improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with litigation hold platforms and eDiscovery applications.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys on all phases of litigation, arbitration, regulatory, and investigative matters.
• Coordinate and manage document collections, discovery responses, and productions.
• Administer legal holds, preservation notices, and related tracking processes.
• Maintain matter information within legal matter management systems and ensure data integrity.
• Manage litigation budgets, outside counsel invoices, accruals, and legal spend reporting.
• Conduct legal and factual research using Westlaw, PACER, court dockets, and internal systems.
• Review and summarize pleadings, discovery, deposition transcripts, and other case materials.
• Prepare matter status reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive-level reporting.
• Coordinate with internal business partners and outside counsel to gather information and meet litigation deadlines.
• Mentor junior paralegals and contribute to litigation operations initiatives.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Confidentiality

Legal operations

Reporting and analytics

Microsoft Office

PACER / Westlaw / eDiscovery tools

Litigation holds

Education

Bachelor's degree + Paralegal Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

PACER

Westlaw

eDiscovery tools

Job description

Application Deadline

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BMO is seeking an experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal to join its U.Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. This role partners closely with litigators and business stakeholders to manage a diverse portfolio of litigation, regulatory, investigative, and pre-litigation matters.

The successful candidate will play a key role in all phases of litigation, including discovery, document preservation, outside counsel management, legal operations, reporting, and trial preparation. This is a highly visible position that requires strong judgment, attention to detail, project management skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys on all phases of litigation, arbitration, regulatory, and investigative matters.
• Coordinate and manage document collections, discovery responses, and productions.
• Administer legal holds, preservation notices, and related tracking processes.
• Maintain matter information within legal matter management systems and ensure data integrity.
• Manage litigation budgets, outside counsel invoices, accruals, and legal spend reporting.
• Conduct legal and factual research using Westlaw, PACER, court dockets, and internal systems.
• Review and summarize pleadings, discovery, deposition transcripts, and other case materials.
• Prepare matter status reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive-level reporting.
• Coordinate with internal business partners and outside counsel to gather information and meet litigation deadlines.
• Mentor junior paralegals and contribute to litigation operations initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and Paralegal Certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ~7+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm, financial institution, or sophisticated in-house legal department.
• ~ Strong knowledge of civil litigation procedures, discovery processes, and court filings.
• ~ Experience managing complex document collections and electronic discovery.
• ~ Proficiency with Microsoft Office, legal matter management systems, PACER, Westlaw, and eDiscovery tools.
• ~ Strong organizational, analytical, and project management abilities.
• ~ High degree of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information.
• Financial services or banking litigation experience.
• Experience supporting complex commercial litigation, class actions, regulatory matters, or government investigations.
• Experience with legal operations, reporting, analytics, and process improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with litigation hold platforms and eDiscovery applications.

The above represents BMO Financial Group's pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group's expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group's total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. We strive to help you make an impact from day one - for yourself and our customers. We'll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we'll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to BMOCareers.A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.