Litigation Paralegal – Civil Litigation (Santa Barbara, CA)

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

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.