Litigation Paralegal

Messner Reeves LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great working environment

Competitive compensation

Full benefits

Job summary

Messner Reeves LLP in California seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our team in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will support Labor & Employment matters with multiple attorneys and a strong eye for detail.

Responsibilities include drafting pleadings, discovery, and disclosures; managing calendars; witness coordination; and trial support. Candidates should have 3–5 years of paralegal experience and a California location, plus a Paralegal Certificate.

Qualifications

• Experience in Labor & Employment law.
• Strong knowledge of federal/state court procedures and E-Filing.
• 3–5 years of pre-litigation and litigation paralegal experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with drafting pleadings, disclosures, and discovery requests.
• Calendar management for multiple attorneys and deadlines.
• Witness preparation and deposition/trial support.
• Audit files and prepare for depositions, mediations, and trials.
• Conduct legal research and medical record chronology.

Skills

Labor & Employment law

Education

Paralegal Certificate

Job description

Messner Reeves LLP, a national law firm, is seeking an experienced and highly qualified Litigation Paralegal to join our team in California.

Ideal candidate will have proven working experience in Labor & Employment.

Position Duties:

• Experience handling multiple attorneys with full caseloads.
• Heavy client contact, contact with witnesses and opposing counsel to obtain information pertinent to the case matter.
• Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings, disclosures, and discovery requests.
• Research and analysis of case issues, including medical research of facts, and medical record chronology.
• Follow the ethical requirements as set forth by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State.
• Ensuring that all important events/deadlines are properly calendared, tracked, and communicated to all participants with support of the Legal Assistant
• Auditing cases to ensure client files are up to date to prepare for depositions, mediations, trials, and arbitrations.
• Assisting with witness preparation, direct examination, binders/folders for depositions, mediation, and trial.

Requirements:

• Experience in Labor & Employment law.
• Well versed in both federal and state court procedure and filing requirements, to include E-Filing in federal court.
• LexisNexis and court filing docketing.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of pre-litigation and litigation paralegal experience.
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and MS Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• The ideal candidate will take the initiative, have strong attention to detail, highly organized & has impeccable communication skills.
• Paralegal Certificate.
• Located in California.

We offer a great working environment, competitive compensation, and full benefits.