Remote Civil Litigation Paralegal

Wade Litigation; California; Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wade Litigation is a small, growing probate, litigation and family law firm serving clients across California. We seek a full-time, experienced paralegal with at least 10 years of civil litigation experience to support attorneys in all phases of litigation, discovery, and trial preparation.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively with the team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 10 years of paralegal experience in civil litigation.
• Experience assisting in civil litigation, subpoenas and appeals.
• Knowledge of legal pleadings and keeping legal files.
• Familiar with e-filing with state courts.
• Strong written and oral communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Aufgaben

• Answer office phones and manage front-office tasks.
• Prepare summaries, declarations and documents for evidentiary purposes.
• E-file with state courts using One Legal.
• Assist attorneys in all phases of civil litigation, subpoenas and appeals.
• Coordinate service of documents with outside vendors.
• Manage discovery including review of client documents and drafting requests/responses.
• Draft, edit, and cite-check legal documents.
• Work with case files in Dropbox and case calendar in Practice Panther.
• Communicate with opposing counsel and clients about case status.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team player

Professional demeanor

Good sense of humor

Tools

Dropbox

Practice Panther

One Legal

Adobe

Excel

Outlook

Word

Jobbeschreibung

This is a small, but growing probate, litigation and family law firm focused on serving clients throughout California and beyond. Seeking a full-time experienced Paralegal.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of 10 years of experience.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in answering office phones
• Multi-task and complete time and mission-critical projects in a timely manner.
• Be analytical, innovative, and have an aptitude for detail.
• Work independently and be a team player.
• Prepare factual summaries/declarations and documents for evidentiary purposes.
• Responsible for efiling with state courts utilizing One Legal.
• Assist attorneys in all phases in civil litigation, subpoenas and appeals.
• Coordinate service of documents with outside vendors.
• Responsible for all phases of discovery, including, but not limited to, reviewing and preparing client documents for production, drafting of discovery requests to be propounded on opposing party, drafting of discovery responses.
• Review and edit documents upon request from the attorney.
• Manage assigned case files in Dropbox and case calendar in Practice Panther.
• Communicate with Opposing Counsel upon request from an attorney.
• Communicate to Clients regarding the status of the case and upcoming events such as discovery, hearings, etc.
• Assist attorneys with trial preparation.
• Conduct statutory, regulatory, and factual research.
• Draft, edit, cite-check, and otherwise assist in the preparation of legal documents.
• Work with clients in responding to discovery requests.
• Good sense of humor
• Enthusiastic, loyal, and conscientious
• Must have a professional demeanor
• Pays attention to detail
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Works well independently as well as with others
• Able to accept supervision and follow directions
• Knowledge of legal pleadings and knowledge of keeping legal files
• At least five years of Civil Litigation paralegal experience
• Good with computers, and learning new software applications
• Word processing, typing, and computer skills
• Ability to use Adobe, excel, outlook, word, and other programs

This job profile is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities, as one may perform additional related duties as assigned in order to meet the needs of the organization