Senior Litigation Paralegal - Trial Support & Research Lead

Plona Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners seeks an experienced paralegal to join our trial-support team in San Francisco. You will collaborate with case teams to address client needs, provide on-site trial support (including out of state), and perform extensive cite checking on federal and state documents while conducting broad legal research.

The role requires 10+ years of relevant experience, high-level project management, and proficiency with Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, CaseNotebook, and billing tools.

Qualifications

• 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).
• 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

Trial support

Legal research

Cite checking

Westlaw/Lexis

Relativity

Billing tools

CaseNotebook

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Paralegal Certification

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

CaseNotebook

Billing tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Plona Partners seeks an experienced paralegal to join our trial-support team in San Francisco. You will collaborate with case teams to address client needs, provide on-site trial support (including out of state), and perform extensive cite checking on federal and state documents while conducting broad legal research.

The role requires 10+ years of relevant experience, high-level project management, and proficiency with Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, CaseNotebook, and billing tools.