Labor & Employment Litigation Paralegal

Trustpoint.One; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Trustpoint.One is seeking a Labor & Employment Litigation Paralegal for their Los Angeles office. This hybrid position involves supporting attorneys in various litigation matters including document preparation, trial support, and case organization. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in labor and employment litigation, paralegal certification, and proficiency in MS Office and legal software.

The role also requires strong communication and organizational skills to effectively manage client needs and case protocols. Competitive salary starting at $80,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal handling labor and employment litigation.
• Strong reasoning skills for effective research.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of complex legal documents.
• Ensure case organizational protocols are followed.
• Provide motion and deposition support.

Skills

Legal document preparation

Evidence analysis

MS Office Suite

Legal research

Cite checking

Education

High School Diploma

Paralegal Certification

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

Adobe tools

FileSite

Job description

Trustpoint.One is proud to partner with a national law firm in their search for a Labor & Employment Litigation Paralegal to work with Firm attorneys, clients and professionals to support a wide range of litigation matters, including primarily those within the L&E practice group. This is a hybrid position in the firm’s Los Angeles office. The L&E Litigation Paralegal will typically perform billable tasks associated with case organization, discovery, trial preparation and trial/arbitration and will provide guidance for case support professionals and organizational support on all Firm matters. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with preparation of complex legal documents, discovery, analysis of wage and hour records and creation of damages analyses, deadline management, mid-level legal research activities, trial preparation, and other tasks related to the Labor & Employment practice area.
• Ensure case organizational protocols are followed.
• Partner with case teams and other colleagues to address client needs.
• Provide on-site trial support (including out of state trials).
• Conduct cite checks on both federal and state court filings, including substantive proofreading and editorial content review.
• Conduct calendaring and docketing legal analysis including maintaining an active and accurate secondary calendar for case teams.
• Conduct legal research on a broad variety of topics.
• Review and process subpoenas, including compilation of personnel data/records and communication with requesting parties as needed.
• Provide motion and deposition support including preparation of shell documents, deposition notices, subpoenas, and declarations. Will also manage transcript databases, exhibits, witness interviews, and filings.
• Assist with discovery including:
• Drafting shell written discovery and objections.
• Participation in document collection processes and subsequent document reviews.
• Production of privilege logs.
• Coordinate and provide key support on appellate filings including preparation of appendices and management of final document submissions.
• Support trial lead by responding to direction and exhibiting ownership over deliverables prepared in support of overall trial objectives.
• Implement post-matter closing instructions including:
• Compliance with litigation holds.
• Compliance with document destruction policies.
• Compliance with protective order provisions.
• Preparation of cost bills (Bill of Costs) for recoverable fees and costs.
• Actively participate in firm-sponsored trainings and strive to apply learned principles in ongoing work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Paralegal Certification (California Business and Professional Code Sect. 6450 compliant).
• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal handling labor and employment litigation cases from beginning to end.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and Adobe tools.
• Proficiency with typical legal support software:Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, RingCentral, FileSite, iTimekeep, Case Notebook, or other similar billing and case management tools.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively to support workflows as appropriate.
• Ability to follow direction on requests from letterhead attorneys and then execute on assigned tasks.
• Strong reasoning skills to conduct effective research to support assigned matters.
• Ability to interpret complex substantive facts and themes as related to assigned work.
• Ability to be flexible in work direction, and on assignments.
• Ability to draft common litigation forms and edit legal documents.
• Strong cite-checking skills and the ability to produce accurate and timely results.
• Ability to be available, as needed, to work extended hours, nights, and weekends.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, good judgment, and attention to detail with a team-centric focus.
• Ability to quickly respond to constantly changing instructions, particularly when under pressure at trial, and understand substantive case facts and themes to effectively support trial team.
• Ability to be proactive and take initiative in seeking work and managing caseload, consistently produce high quality work product, regularly check for errors and make corrections when necessary, take ownership of projects and complete assignments within the prescribed timeframe.
• Fluency in a foreign language is preferred but not required.

Salary range: Starting at $80,000 and up, depending on experience.

Trustpoint.One provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.