Litigation Legal Assistant

Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Life insurance

Holiday Pay

Vacation & Sick Time

Job summary

Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP seeks a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys across all phases of complex litigation in the Los Angeles area. The role emphasizes case management, pleadings, discovery, and trial preparation under attorney supervision.

Requires strong knowledge of Federal and California court procedures, exceptional organization, and ability to manage multiple matters with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of substantive litigation experience in a law firm.
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from ABA-approved program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide substantive legal assistant support throughout the litigation lifecycle.
• Draft pleadings, discovery requests, subpoenas, notices, and other documents for attorney review.
• Perform cite-checking, fact-checking, and quality control to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Litigation experience

Case management

Pleadings preparation

Discovery handling

Deposition support

Research and cites

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

iManage

ProLaw

e-discovery tools

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Salary: $85,000 - $115,000/Year Depending on Experience

The Litigation Paralegal works collaboratively with attorneys and other members of the litigation team to provide substantive support throughout all phases of complex litigation. Under attorney supervision, the Litigation Paralegal assists with case management, pleadings, discovery, depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, mediations, and other litigation matters. This position requires a strong working knowledge of Federal and California State court procedures, exceptional organizational and technical skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple matters, competing priorities, and critical deadlines. The Litigation Paralegal is expected to anticipate case needs, exercise sound judgement, maintain strict confidentiality, and produce accurate, high quality work with minimal supervision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides substantive legal assistant support throughout the litigation lifecycle, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, trial preparation, post-trial proceedings, and appeals.
• Drafts and prepares pleadings, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, notices, correspondence, chronologies, summaries, and other litigation documents for attorney review; assists attorneys with complex motions and substantive filings.
• Performs cite-checking, fact-checking, proofreading, document review, and quality control to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable court rules and filing requirements.
• Maintains advanced working knowledge of federal, California state, and applicable local court rules, filing procedures, service requirements, and litigation deadlines.
• Prepares and electronically files documents in state and federal courts and coordinates proper service on counsel and other parties.
• Assists with all phases of discovery, including interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, document collection and review, document productions, privilege logs, and discovery tracking.
• Organizes, manages, and maintains case files, discovery materials, document databases, production sets, deposition materials, exhibits, and other litigation records.
• Coordinates document productions, including document review, Bates numbering, confidentiality designations, privilege review, production logs, and quality-control procedures.
• Utilizes litigation technology and e-discovery platforms to conduct document searches, organize case materials, manage electronic productions, and support discovery and trial preparation.
• Prepares for and assists attorneys with witness interviews, depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials, including preparation of witness files, exhibits, deposition materials, hearing binders, and trial binders.
• Assists with trial preparation and trial support, including preparation and organization of exhibits, exhibit lists, witness materials, deposition designations, demonstratives, trial notebooks, and other trial-related materials.
• Prepares subpoenas for documents, testimony, and depositions and coordinates service, compliance, follow-up, and receipt of subpoenaed records.
• Conducts factual and legal research and prepares summaries, chronologies, memoranda, and other materials for attorney review.
• Calculates, tracks, and independently verifies litigation deadlines in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local rules and the firm's docketing procedures.
• Proactively manages assigned matters, identifies upcoming deadlines and case needs, and communicates with attorneys regarding filings, discovery obligations, depositions, hearings, trial preparation, and other case requirements.
• Coordinates with attorneys, clients, opposing counsel, courts, government agencies, experts, witnesses, litigation support vendors, process servers, court reporters, and other outside service providers.
• Maintains production logs, privilege logs, case chronologies, indexes, databases, and other case-management tools as necessary.
• Handles sensitive, confidential, and privileged information with the highest degree of discretion.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 4 years of substantive litigation experience in a law firm environment, with experience supporting complex litigation matters strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved or otherwise qualifying paralegal program preferred, as applicable.
• Strong working knowledge of the complete litigation lifecycle, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, depositions, hearings, mediation, arbitration, trial preparation, post-trial proceedings, and appeals.
• Advanced knowledge of federal and California state court rules, local rules, filing procedures, service requirements, and litigation deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and electronically filing documents in California state and federal courts.
• Substantial experience with discovery, document review and production, subpoenas, deposition preparation, privilege logs, exhibits, and litigation databases.
• Experience supporting attorneys in connection with depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Ability to calculate, track, and manage litigation deadlines accurately and identify procedural requirements applicable to assigned matters.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex matters, competing priorities, and time-sensitive assignments with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, research, proofreading, cite-checking, organizational, and quality-control skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and working proficiency with Outlook and Excel, document-management systems, litigation technology, and electronic filing systems.
• Experience with iManage, ProLaw, e-discovery/document review platforms, or comparable legal technology preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate professionally with attorneys, clients, courts, opposing counsel, vendors, and other parties.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate attorney and case needs.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to maintain confidential and privileged information and exercise discretion in handling sensitive matters.
• Ability to type with reasonable speed and accuracy and effectively utilize standard office technology and equipment.
• Must be able to pass a background check.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly requires using hands or fingers, handling or feeling, and reaching with hands and arms. The employee frequently must sit for prolonged periods at a desk and work on a computer. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, or hear. The employee must be able to lift up to 15 pounds. This job requires close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This job is primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be different degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

WHAT WE OFFER OUR EMPLOYEES

• Company matched 401(k) plan
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Employer paid life and accidental death & dismemberment benefit up to $25,000
• Holiday Pay
• Vacation, Sick Time, and 2 Floating Holidays
• Full-Time at 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours/day)
• Company Events – Administrative Week, Halloween, Holiday Party, and much more