Paralegal, Litigation

Ballard Spahr; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible spending account

Short and long-term disability

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Ballard Spahr seeks a seasoned Litigation Paralegal to support the Portland office, with travel to Seattle as projects require. You will manage large caseloads, draft documents for attorney review, organize discovery, and coordinate with clients, counsel, and vendors.

Hybrid role: three days in the office. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate and at least 7 years of law firm experience in litigation (class actions, labor/employment, or bankruptcy).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate with a minimum of 7 years of law firm litigation paralegal experience.
• Experience handling class actions, labor and employment, or bankruptcy matters is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of state and federal court rules, procedures, and electronic filing.

Responsibilities

• Manage large and complex caseloads, including class actions.
• Case organization and discovery tasks.
• Fact gathering and legal research.
• Draft legal documents and prepare correspondence for attorney review.
• File court documents electronically and on paper in state and federal courts.
• Assist with all phases of trial, arbitration, hearings, and depositions.
• Compile, analyze, and summarize information.
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, outside counsel, opposing counsel, other parties, and vendors.

Skills

Growth Mindset

Communication

Detail-Oriented

MS Word

Excel

Adobe PDF

Relativity

Court Alert

Docketing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

NetDocs

Court Alert

Job description

Department: Litigation

About Us:

Ballard Spahr, which recently combined with Lane Powell PC, is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

The selected individual will handle large caseloads, prepare drafts of legal and other documents and correspondence for attorney review; compile, analyze and summarize information; and coordinate efforts between attorneys, clients, outside legal counsel, opposing legal counsel, other parties, and outside vendors. The position will be resident in the Portland office with the ability to travel to the Seattle office as projects require. This position is hybrid and offers a work schedule of 3 days a week in the office.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm’s executive leadership.

• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

• Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a paralegal in our Litigation department your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Managing large and complex caseloads, including class action matters.

• Case organization and discovery.

• Fact gathering and research.

• Drafting legal documents and preparing correspondence for attorney review.

• Court document preparation and filing (electronic and paper) in all State and Federal Courts.

• Assisting with all phases of trial, arbitration, hearing, and depositions.

• Compiling, analyzing, and summarizing information.

• Coordinating efforts with attorneys, clients, outside counsel, opposing counsel, other parties, and vendors.

What We’re Looking For:

• Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

• Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Adobe PDF and other data entry applications and programs. Experience with Relativity a plus.

Required Experience:

A bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate and a minimum of 7 years of law firm experience as a litigation paralegal. Experience handling class action, labor and employment, or bankruptcy litigation is highly desirable. Deep knowledge of state and federal court rules, procedures, and electronic filing requirements. Proficiency in document management software (NetDocs), Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe PDF. Strong experience with electronic discovery platforms (Relativity) and docketing software (Court Alert) is highly desirable.

The salary range for this position is from $115,000 to $125,000, which reflects the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual pay will depend on several factors such as the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

For eligible employees Ballard Spahr offers medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, short and long-term disability, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid time off, sick leave, paid holidays and an employee assistance program. A detailed summary of available benefits can be foundhere on our Careers website.

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• health savings accounts
• flexible spending accountsshort and long-term disability
• a 401(k)-retirement savings plan
• paid time off
• sick leave
• paid holidays
• an employee assistance program

At Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer. We offer equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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