Senior Litigation Paralegal

Plona Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners seeks an experienced senior paralegal to support litigation teams in San Francisco and on-site at trials, including out of state. Candidates will conduct comprehensive cite checking, legal research on procedural requirements, and support motions, depositions, and related filings.

The role requires drafting expertise, transcripts management, and proficiency with Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, and billing/case-management tools. 10+ years’ experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Paralegal Certification compliant with California Business and Professional Code Sect. 6450.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• High-level project management experience leading a support team at trial.
• Proficient with typical legal support software: Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity (or similar), Case Notebook (or similar), Billing tools and case management tools.
• Expert ability to draft common litigation forms and edit legal documents.
• Expert cite-checking skills and the ability to produce accurate and timely cite-checks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with case teams and other colleagues to address client needs
• Provide on-site support at trial (including out of state)
• Conduct cite checks on both federal and state documents including substantive review for content
• Conduct legal research on a broad variety of items including procedural requirements, tracking court decisions, and other related topics
• Provide motion and deposition support such as prepare shell documents, deposition notices, subpoenas, and declarations. Also manage transcript databases, exhibits, interviews, and filings

Skills

Project management

Legal drafting

Cite-checking

Deposition support

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal Certification

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

Case Notebook

Billing tools

Case management tools

FileSite

iTimekeep

Job description

• Partner with case teams and other colleagues to address client needs
• Provide on-site support at trial (including out of state)
• Conduct cite checks on both federal and state documents including substantive review for content
• Conduct legal research on a broad variety of items including procedural requirements, tracking court decisions, and other related topics
• Provide motion and deposition support such as prepare shell documents, deposition notices, subpoenas, and declarations. Also manage transcript databases, exhibits, interviews, and filings

Tools

• MS office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Adobe Acrobat proficiency
• Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, RingCentral, FileSite, iTimekeep or other related billing tool, Case Notebook or comparable software applications

Qualifications & Skill Requirements

• High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Paralegal Certification (California Business and Professional Code Sect. 6450 compliant).
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• High-level project management experience leading a support team at trial.
• Proficient with typical legal support software:Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity (or similar), CaseNotebook (or similar), Billing tools and case management tools.
• Expert ability to draft common litigation forms and edit legal documents.
• Expert cite-checking skills and the ability to produce accurate and timely cite-checks.