Senior Paralegal

AMN Healthcare

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 54,415 - 64,402

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A national healthcare staffing company seeks a Senior Paralegal in San Diego to provide litigation support, manage eDiscovery, and assist with various legal tasks. Candidates should have a paralegal certificate or Bachelor's degree, with 5+ years of experience, especially in California wage & hour law. This full-time role offers competitive pay ranging from $39.50 to $46.75 hourly, reflecting experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal at a law firm or corporate legal department.
2+ years of experience providing support for litigations involving California wage & hour law.
Experience managing litigation management systems.

Responsibilities

Provide paralegal support to litigation attorneys.
Manage AMN's eDiscovery platform.
Occasionally provide administrative support.

Skills

Excellent time management

Prioritization

Organizational skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Education

Paralegal certificate or Bachelor's degree

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Welcome to AMN Healthcare - Where Talent Meets Purpose
Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.
At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.

Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.

Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.

Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.
Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.
Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

Job Summary

The Senior Paralegal provides litigation support, including assistance with discovery, legal holds, and court filings, as well as other related tasks and deliverables.

Job Responsibilities

Litigation Paralegal Support: Provide paralegal support to litigation attorneys on a variety of litigation matters, including drafting and preparing early case assessments, reviewing and propounding discovery, conducting legal research, creating timelines, reviewing and preparing exhibits and briefs, building and analyzing reports required for cases, and interacting with outside counsel.
Managing e-Discovery System: Manage AMN's eDiscovery platform to process discovery, issue and draft litigation holds, and review internal documents for early case assessment.
Manage Matter Management and Electronic Billing System: Manage the electronic billing system used for outside counsel spend and manage the litigation matter management system.
Administrative Support / Subpoenas: Occasionally provide administrative support or process subpoenas and requests for employment records when coverage is limited due to staffing shortages, unusually high workload, or team members being on PTO.

Key Skills

Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills with high work standards and attention to detail
Flexible and adaptable to change and able to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

Education & Years of Experience

Paralegal certificate or Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience:

5+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal at a law firm or corporate legal department
2+ years of experience providing litigation paralegal support for litigations involving California wage & hour law
2+ years of experience providing litigation paralegal support on class or representative actions

Preferred Experience

Experience providing paralegal support for California wage & hour class and PAGA actions
Experience managing and working in litigation management systems

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate

$39.50 - $46.75 Hourly

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.

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