Paralegal

Lozano Smith; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lozano Smith, California’s premier public agency law firm, seeks an experienced Paralegal to join our Walnut Creek team. You will support attorneys serving school districts, municipalities, and governmental entities, handling discovery, privilege logs, and evidence, while maintaining calendars and client files.

The role demands 3+ years of paralegal experience, preferably with public agencies, and an ABA-approved Paralegal certificate, plus excellent communication and interpersonal skills to

Qualifications

• ABA approved Paralegal certificate is required.
• 3+ years of paralegal experience, preferably with public agencies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support.
• Draft standard correspondence, memoranda, and other documents.
• Review and draft discovery requests and responses for attorney review.
• Review and redact documents for production, prepare privilege logs, analyze evidence.
• Organize and maintain evidence in paper and electronic formats.
• Legal research using electronic and traditional methods.
• Establish and maintain calendar and deadline reminder system; utilize master calendar system.
• Set up client files following firm conflict check system.
• Maintain client files according to established procedures.
• Assist with trial and administrative hearing preparation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal abilities

Education

ABA approved Paralegal certificate

Job description

Lozano Smith, California’s premier public agency law firm, is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our dynamic team in Walnut Creek, CA. As a key member of our team, you will provide essential support to attorneys representing public agencies, including school districts, municipalities, and other governmental entities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support.
• Draft standard correspondence, memoranda, and other documents.
• Review and draft discovery requests and response for attorney review.
• Review and redact documents for production, prepare privilege logs, analyze evidence.
• Organize and maintain evidence in paper and electronic formats.
• Legal research using electronic and traditional methods.
• Establish and maintain calendar and deadline reminder system; utilize master calendar system.
• Set up client files following firm conflict check system.
• Maintain client files according to established procedures.
• Assist with trial and administrative hearing preparation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• ABA approved Paralegal certificate (required).
• 3+ years of experience (preferably working with public agencies).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

The posted range represents the full span for the role and does not indicate that every hire will be placed at the top of the range.

Lozano Smith is committed to giving all employees the opportunity to experience meaningful, impactful work. We consider a variety of factors, including skills, qualifications, and experience, among others. We provide competitive salary, benefits, and bonus programs.