San Diego Civil Litigation Paralegal: Trial & Discovery

Freeman Mathis and Gary, LLP; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA and FSA plans available

Work-life balance

Generous PTO policy

401K with 3% employer match

Life Insurance

Job summary

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP in San Diego seeks an experienced paralegal to support attorneys through discovery and trial preparation. The role emphasizes civil litigation, subpoenas, medical record review, and proficient use of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and case management systems.

This 100% in-office position requires 3+ years paralegal experience, a civil litigation background, and ABA-approved certification.

Qualifications

• 3+ years paralegal experience in a law firm.
• Civil litigation experience required.
• Familiarity with performing research tasks using web-based legal research services.
• Experience working with paperless files; iManage experience a plus.
• Must successfully pass a background/drug screen.
• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate from ABA-approved program required.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with the preparation of a civil case throughout discovery and prepare for, attend, and assist at trial.
• Discovery and records management, including preparation of subpoenas and tracking responses.
• Ability to summarize medical and employment records, create medical chronologies, summarize discovery responses, prepare meet and confer correspondence.
• Review, manage, summarize, and synthesize records and data of all kinds in various types of cases, with an emphasis on tort cases, including medical records and deposition transcripts.
• Motion writing experience, such as oppositions to motions including discovery motions, motions to continue trial.
• Proficient in software programs such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel and able to learn other programs including document and case management systems.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision and exceptional attention to detail.
• Maintaining accurate and promptly recording billable time.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Ownership

Organization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

iManage

Document management systems

Case management systems

Job description

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP in San Diego seeks an experienced paralegal to support attorneys through discovery and trial preparation. The role emphasizes civil litigation, subpoenas, medical record review, and proficient use of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and case management systems.

This 100% in-office position requires 3+ years paralegal experience, a civil litigation background, and ABA-approved certification.