Patent Litigation Paralegal (West LA) at HERS Advisors Los Angeles, CA

Comunidade Metodista; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

HERS Advisors, partnering with a preeminent Los Angeles law firm, seeks a Patent Litigation Paralegal for their West Los Angeles office (hybrid). The role reports to department attorneys and supports a large patent docket across Federal, Appellate, Federal Circuit and ITC courts.

The candidate will assist with trial prep, document management, eDiscovery, and cross‑team coordination. Travel to trials may be required; experience in patent litigation is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• BA or BS preferred but not required with a combination of paralegal experience and ABA-approved certificate.
• 5+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Experience in Federal, Appellate, Federal Circuit and ITC courts preferred.
• Patent Litigation experience preferred but training will be provided.
• Willingness to travel within-state and out-of-state for trials.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of a large Patent Litigation caseload in Federal, Appellate, Federal Circuit and ITC courts.
• Support trial preparation, attend trials, and manage post-trial breakdowns including logistics and contracts.
• Perform paralegal tasks: TOCs, TOAs, legal research, exhibit lists, deposition designations and demonstratives, E-filing.
• Coordinate document productions including source codes, privilege logs and redaction requests.
• Review court rules and procedures to conform to guidelines.
• Use Boolean search operators in eDiscovery to assist with document review and exhibit lists.
• Familiarity with Everlaw is a plus.
• Monitor junior paralegals and legal assistants on case management tasks.
• Track time into the firm’s timekeeping system daily.

Skills

Trial preparation

E-Discovery

Document review

Case management

Timekeeping

Education

BA/BS preferred or paralegal certificate

Tools

Everlaw

eDiscovery software

Job description

Patent Litigation Paralegal (West LA) job at HERS Advisors. Los Angeles, CA. HERS Advisors has partnered with a preeminent midsize law firm in Los Angeles, who has been repeatedly recognized on the Los Angeles Business Journal's Top Law Firms list. The firm is looking for a Patent Litigation Paralegal who will play a critical role in the firm's Patent Litigation department, working directly with department attorneys and personnel. The position is in their West Los Angeles, California office (hybrid). Firm boosts collegial and inclusive environment!

Responsibilities for Patent Litigation Paralegal:

• Assist with the management of the firm's large Patent Litigation caseload in Federal, Appellate, Federal Circuit, and International Trade Commission courts.
• Assist senior paralegals with trial preparation for local and out-of-state trials, attend trial, and manage post-trial breakdowns, including setting up war rooms, reserving equipment vendors, accommodations, catering, and negotiating contracts. Manage logistics with clients, witnesses, experts, and graphics teams.
• Perform paralegal tasks such as TOC's, TOA's, legal research, exhibit lists, case binders, deposition designations, trial disclosures and demonstratives, E-filing, etc.
• Coordinate receiving, sending and processing document productions including source codes, privilege logs, physical productions and redaction requests.
• Extensively review and research court rules and procedures to conform to their specific guidelines.
• Utilize Boolean search operators in eDiscovery software to assist attorneys with document review and/or creation of exhibit lists.
• Knowledge and/or familiarity with Everlaw a plus.
• Assist senior paralegals with monitoring the work of junior and entry-level paralegals and legal assistants in relation to case management.
• Track all billable and non-billable time into the Firm's timekeeping program daily.

Requirements for Patent Litigation Paralegal:

• BA or BS preferred but not required with a combination of lengthy experience as a paralegal and a paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program.
• 5+ years of experience working as a litigation paralegal.
• Experience in Federal, Appellate, Federal Circuit, and International Trade Commission Courts, strongly preferred.
• Patent Litigation experience/ focus strongly preferred, but not a necessary skillset; firm will train the right candidate.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the state and out-of-state to assist with trial prep, trial, and post-trial breakdowns.

Salary range: 90-130k.