Paralegal

Strategic Employment; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Employment currently seeks a Litigation Paralegal (Contract) to support the in-house legal team at a West Los Angeles education institution. This role sits beside counsel and focuses on active claims rather than document review.

You will handle employment claims, preservation notices, and discovery, including collection, organization, review, redaction, and production. Strong writing and deadline-driven work are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a litigation paralegal, preferably with employment matters.
• Preservation and litigation hold exposure, or the ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to track open items without supervision.
• Clean written work product for attorney review.
• Paralegal certificate or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Support fact development on agency employment claims.
• Manage preservation demands and notices.
• Assist with discovery including collection, review, redaction, and production.
• Provide legal research and backup coverage for the paralegal team.

Skills

Litigation paralegal

Employment matters

Deadline tracking

Clear writing

Education

Paralegal certificate

Job description

Litigation Paralegal (Contract)

Location: West Los Angeles

Rate: 40-43/hr

Hybrid West Los Angeles

A renowned Los Angeles education institution with offices in West LA is adding a contract paralegal to its in‑house legal department. This is a working seat next to counsel, not a document review project.

The work

Employment claims. Support fact development on agency claims. Pull documents from departments across a large organization, identify people with relevant knowledge, schedule interviews, keep the claim log current, and drive responses to deadline with in‑house and outside counsel.

Preservation notices. Review preservation demands and pleadings, identify which custodians should receive notice, and recommend that list to counsel. Draft matter summaries and notices from template, chase acknowledgments, and update as matters develop.

Discovery. Collection, organization, review, redaction, and production in response to discovery and subpoenas. Legal research and backup coverage for the paralegal team.

What we need

• Litigation paralegal experience, ideally including employment matters
• Preservation and litigation hold exposure, or the judgment to pick it up fast
• Someone who tracks their own open items without being chased
• Clean written work product for attorney review
• Paralegal certificate or equivalent experience