Litigation Paralegal

Snyder Burnett Egerer, LLP; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Snyder Burnett Egerer, LLP in Santa Barbara, CA, is seeking a full-time paralegal for our office on upper State Street. This AV-rated civil litigation firm offers hands-on support in a busy practice and requires candidates to live within 45 minutes of Santa Barbara.

The role encompasses organizing litigation files, calendaring deadlines, handling pleadings and discovery, coordinating with courts and clients, and assisting with trial preparation, including deposition and exhibit summaries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; paralegal certificate preferred or equivalent experience.
• 2–3 years of significant litigation experience preferred but not required.
• Experience drafting, cite-checking, and correcting legal briefs.
• Experience managing medium to large document productions.
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage litigation files, including calendaring deadlines.
• Coordinate preparation, filing and service of pleadings and discovery.
• Act as liaison among parties including court for scheduling and information sharing.
• Organize documents and create spreadsheets and retrieval systems.
• Assist with trial preparation.
• Summarize deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits.

Skills

Litigation exp

Drafting briefs

Cite checking

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ABA-certified paralegal certificate preferred

Job description

AV Rated civil litigation law firm seeking full-time paralegal at our office on upper State Street in Santa Barbara, California.

Work Location: Santa Barbara, CA (Please do not apply if you do not live within 45 minutes from Santa Barbara)

Pay: $30-40 per hour

Responsibilities Include:

• Organizing and managing litigation files, including calendaring of deadlines and reminders;
• Coordinating and assisting with the preparation, filing and service of pleadings and discovery;
• Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutrals for scheduling and sharing information;
• Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets and retrieval systems;
• Assisting with trial preparation; and
• Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts and exhibits.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree;
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program preferred, or a combination of education and/or experience;
• 2-3 years of significant and substantive litigation experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm setting is preferred but not required;
• Experience drafting, cite-checking, and correcting legal briefs (trial and appellate);
• Experience managing medium to large-scale document productions; and
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software.