Litigation Paralegal

AppleOne Employment Services; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Santa Rosa, CA is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join a direct-hire team. The role requires 10+ years in complex litigation, with emphasis on case strategy, document organization, and collaboration with attorneys.

Responsibilities include legal research, discovery management, trial preparation, and coordinating with legal staff to support litigation from intake to trial. This is an in-office position in Santa Rosa, CA.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of complex litigation experience.
• Experience in legal research, discovery management, and trial preparation.

Responsibilities

• Support complex litigation matters through legal research, case chronology preparation, evidence organization, pleadings, motions, declarations, and supporting exhibits.
• Manage discovery and document production, including client evidence collection, opposing party productions, meet and confer support, and coordination with IT teams.
• Prepare for depositions, hearings, arbitration, summary judgment, pre-trial proceedings, and trial, including exhibits, witness lists, trial binders, deposition summaries, and motions in limine.
• Conduct legal and factual research using platforms such as Lexis, Westlaw, PACER, CM/ECF, and agency databases, including cite checking and record citation review.
• Coordinate with experts, witnesses, attorneys, legal assistants, and internal departments to streamline litigation processes and case preparation.
• Manage complex calendaring for litigation and related matters using Compulaw, including state, federal, appellate, TTAB, administrative, land use, and agency deadlines.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal research

Discovery management

Tools

Lexis

Westlaw

PACER

CM/ECF

Job description

Job Summary

A direct hire opportunity is available for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in Santa Rosa, CA. This role is ideal for a highly skilled litigation professional with 10+ years of complex litigation experience who enjoys substantive case work, legal research, discovery management, trial preparation, and close collaboration with attorneys.

This position offers the opportunity to join a professional legal services environment where experienced paralegals play a meaningful role in case strategy, document organization, evidence development, and litigation support. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of litigation attorneys and legal support professionals in a collaborative, detail-oriented setting that values initiative, accuracy, teamwork, and strong communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Support complex litigation matters through legal research, case chronology preparation, evidence organization, pleadings, motions, declarations, and supporting exhibits.
• Manage discovery and document production, including client evidence collection, opposing party productions, meet and confer support, and coordination with IT teams.
• Prepare for depositions, hearings, arbitration, summary judgment, pre-trial proceedings, and trial, including exhibits, witness lists, trial binders, deposition summaries, and motions in limine.
• Conduct legal and factual research using platforms such as Lexis, Westlaw, PACER, CM/ECF, and agency databases, including cite checking and record citation review.
• Coordinate with experts, witnesses, attorneys, legal assistants, and internal departments to streamline litigation processes and case preparation.
• Manage complex calendaring for litigation and related matters using Compulaw, including state, federal, appellate, TTAB, administrative, land use, and agency deadlines.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $95,000 to $117,000 per year.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• Work location: In office in Santa Rosa, California.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.