Lead Paralegal & Case Manager, Complex Litigation

Ignite Human Capital LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite Human Capital LLC seeks a Case Manager to oversee senior-level litigation work, coordinating across attorneys, clients, and vendors. The role emphasizes budget management, process improvement, and leading paralegal teams in high-volume product liability, mass tort and class action matters.

The candidate should have extensive experience guiding complex cases, preparing for depositions, hearings, and trials, with strong client-facing and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of paralegal experience in complex litigation.
• Extensive experience with product liability, mass tort, and class action matters.
• California-based paralegals must meet applicable California Paralegal requirements.
• Experience acting as a lead paralegal or managing complex cases and legal teams strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases and matters from both a factual and procedural perspective, ensuring systems and workflows effectively track all case activity
• Serve as the central point of coordination for attorneys, clients, outside counsel, opposing counsel, paralegals, case assistants, and external vendors
• Draft legal documents, correspondence, summaries, and other materials for attorney review
• Manage and support complex product liability, mass tort, and class action matters
• Prepare for and participate in document collections, witness interviews, hearings, depositions, trials, arbitrations, and mediations
• Apply advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, procedures, and court filing requirements
• Act as a lead paralegal, overseeing and delegating work to paralegals and case assistants while coordinating projects with attorneys
• Manage case staffing, outside vendor relationships, resources, and workflows to ensure work is completed efficiently and within budget
• Develop and manage case and client budgets while monitoring resources and overall financial considerations
• Oversee electronic case-management tools and systems used internally and with outside counsel and vendors
• Develop checklists, tracking systems, and processes to improve efficiency across the practice group
• Mentor associates and paralegals and provide training to legal teams and business professionals
• Interact extensively with clients and frequently serve as a key point of contact

Skills

Litigation management

Lead paralegal

Product liability

Client interaction

Case budgeting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies

Job description

Ignite Human Capital LLC seeks a Case Manager to oversee senior-level litigation work, coordinating across attorneys, clients, and vendors. The role emphasizes budget management, process improvement, and leading paralegal teams in high-volume product liability, mass tort and class action matters.

The candidate should have extensive experience guiding complex cases, preparing for depositions, hearings, and trials, with strong client-facing and leadership skills.