Litigation Paralegal

Boly:Welch; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Employer-funded retirement plan

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Boly:Welch is seeking a litigation paralegal in Portland to support a labor and employment litigator and a dedicated team of attorneys. This role involves substantive case work and project management across the full lifecycle of matters for a single primary client.

You will coordinate discovery, conduct legal research, maintain case files, and draft a range of legal documents. A hybrid schedule with two to three in-office days per week is available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with case management and e-discovery software.
• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate.

Responsibilities

• Manage full case lifecycle from inception to settlement or trial.
• Coordinate discovery, legal research, case files, and drafting of documents.
• Coordinate with witnesses and experts; prepare case chronologies and timelines.
• Handle logistics for depositions and trials.
• Apply strong analytical and proofreading skills and e-discovery knowledge.

Skills

Litigation paralegal experience

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Case management software

e-discovery software

Job description

• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with case management and e-discovery software
• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate

Job Number: 32661

Salary: $85K-$108K DOE

Industry: Legal

Must Haves

• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with case management and e-discovery software
• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate

Your New Role

Bring your broad litigation experience to a mission-driven team supporting a labor and employment litigator and team of attorneys who manage cases for one primary client! In this Litigation Paralegal role, you’ll take on substantive, engaging casework and function in a project manager capacity.

Responsibilities will encompass full case management from inception to settlement or trial. This will include managing discovery, conducting legal research, maintaining casefiles, and drafting a variety of legal documents and correspondence. Your primary attorney will rely on you to coordinate with witnesses and experts, prepare case chronologies and timelines, and handle the logistics for depositions and trials.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need strong analytical and proofreading skills as well as an in-depth working knowledge of e-discovery software.

You’ll have a hybrid schedule with two or three in-office days each week.

Your New Organization

Join a collaborative law office with a deep impact in Portland’s local community. This office blends challenging, rewarding work with a family-friendly culture. They value work-life balance, limit overtime, and have no billable hour requirements.

Your benefits package will include health and dental insurance for employees and dependents, an employer-funded retirement plan, paid time off, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program.

Our goal is to pair talented people with amazing job opportunities. In submitting your application, you’ll be considered for this and other positions with Boly:Welch.

Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!

Please Note

Boly:Welch is a full-service recruiting and executive search agency representing a Boly:Welch partner in this search. As talent advisors, we will be the liaison between our partner and yourself during the recruitment process. You will directly join our partner client’s team if they select you as the successful candidate for this role.

We do not use AI to read resumes at Boly:Welch; every resume is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure we engage in an equitable and human hiring process. We look forward to seeing your application!