Senior Litigation Paralegal – Plaintiff PI, Lead & Trial-Ready

Orionplacement; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orionplacement in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a litigation paralegal with 5+ years of experience to handle matters from filing through trial and to draft pleadings, discovery, and related documents. The role emphasizes strong calendaring, deadlines, and client communication.

You will supervise legal assistants and collaborate with experienced trial attorneys on high-value personal injury cases, with a supportive team and comprehensive benefits in a collaborative office environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience.
• Strong knowledge of California civil procedure and state court filing requirements.
• Experience drafting pleadings, discovery, deposition notices, subpoenas, and litigation documents.
• Excellent calendaring and deadline management skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple active cases and priorities.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and client communication skills.
• Experience supervising or mentoring legal assistants.
• Plaintiff side personal injury experience strongly preferred.
• Paralegal certification preferred.
• Spanish speaking ability is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation matters from filing through trial preparation while keeping cases organized and moving forward.
• Draft and file complaints, pleadings, discovery, deposition notices, subpoenas, and other litigation documents.
• Maintain comprehensive calendars for statutes, hearings, discovery deadlines, court dates, and procedural requirements.
• Coordinate service of process and monitor responsive pleadings, answers, and defaults.
• Assist attorneys with discovery responses, settlement preparation, and active case strategy.
• Coordinate depositions, witnesses, experts, and trial related scheduling.
• Prepare and file trial documents and support attorneys throughout trial preparation.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, and vendors.
• Identify procedural issues early and proactively resolve case management problems.
• Supervise, mentor, and delegate work to assigned legal assistants.

Skills

Litigation management

Deadline management

Client communication

Mentoring

Case organization

Education

Paralegal certification

Job description

Orionplacement in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a litigation paralegal with 5+ years of experience to handle matters from filing through trial and to draft pleadings, discovery, and related documents. The role emphasizes strong calendaring, deadlines, and client communication.

You will supervise legal assistants and collaborate with experienced trial attorneys on high-value personal injury cases, with a supportive team and comprehensive benefits in a collaborative office environment.