Litigation Paralegal

Novate Legal Search; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm based in Sacramento is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of California litigation experience and a paralegal certification. Responsibilities include document summary, eDiscovery assistance, and trial preparation. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal research tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal in California.
• Superior grammar, editing and proofing skills.
• Ability to perform internet research.

Responsibilities

• Summarize and index documents.
• Assist in identifying and producing documents for discovery requests.
• Perform document reviews for privilege and redactions.

Skills

Advanced organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Document review and eDiscovery

Legal research and analysis

Education

Paralegal certification from ABA-approved program

Tools

Westlaw

Coyote

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Overview

Established law firm is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal. The candidate will work with our busy litigation team and work on multiple matters.

Responsibilities

• Summarize and index documents.
• Assist with identifying, collecting, analyzing, reviewing and producing electronic and paper documents in response to subpoenas and discovery requests.
• Perform document reviews for privilege as well as redaction of confidential information either manually or utilizing eDiscovery software.
• Upload/Download documents and create links using OneDrive, DropBox, or similar program.
• Work with databases such as Concordance and Relativity.
• Assist with trial preparation (trial binders, exhibits, etc.).
• Draft discovery and respond to discovery.
• Perform legal research and analysis.
• Prepare privilege logs.
• Check legal cites for proper format, content and standing.
• Prepare court filings, draft and issue subpoenas.
• Prepare California Public Records Act requests.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification from a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association
• 3+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal in California
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; and Acrobat; Coyote; and Westlaw
• Advanced organizational skills that support work and case management efforts
• Superior grammar, editing and proofing skills
• Applicant must be able to take direction, be skilled and experienced, organized, capable of performing internet research, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be proficient in Microsoft Office, and have great attention to detail.