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Please send resume should you be interested in the following Litigation Paralegal position located in Los Angeles. This is a full-time, direct-hire position with a salary between 120-140K plus bonus and awesome benefits. If youre not interested, please pass along to your colleagues as we do pay referral fees.

Job Title: Litigation Paralegal

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Salary: 120-140K

OT Eligible: Yes

Work Environment: 3 days in office / 2 days remote

Billable hour requirement: 1,500

Bachelor degree required: YES

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a Litigation/Labor & Employment Paralegal to join one of their California offices. The Litigation/Labor & Employment Paralegal will assist attorneys with various substantive and administrative responsibilities from case inception to resolution. Coordinate and oversee all case-related eDiscovery with the assistance of the eDiscovery team.

Candidates must have the following experience

• 5+ years of experience
• Experience with state court e-filing
• Comfortable with all aspects of litigation (filing, discovery, notices, databases, etc)
• Prefer experience in Relativity and Everlaw but must have strong experience in an eDiscovery database.
• Cite and fact checking, including pulling cases and documentation, shepardizing, and citation verification.
• Trial experience is a huge bonus, but will train
• Prefer coming from a mid-size or large firm

As a Litigation/Labor & Employment Paralegal, your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Participate in initial client and witness interviews, investigations, fact analysis and conference calls as needed.
• Coordinate/run background searches, public records research, arbitrator searches and bio summaries.
• Analyze documentary evidence, including preparation of chronologies, timelines, etc.
• Coordinate with outside vendors and agencies such as court reporters, law clerks, eDiscovery vendors, etc.
• Cite and fact checking, including pulling cases and documentation, shepardizing, and citation verification.
• eDiscovery: Manage and organize large volume of documents, especially client document collections. Perform complex searches, review and manage large discovery matters within Relativity and other web-accessible review platforms. Coordinate and collaborate with eDiscovery staff to ensure legal team needs are defined and met.
• Assist with compiling data and running data analytics.
• Prepare templates and initial drafts of pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and related legal documents.
• Prepare deposition testimony categorization using Opus2 Magnum or another deposition review tool.
• Knowledge of filing/e-filing procedures and coordinate with the Docketing Department regarding filing.
• Supply factual support for statement of facts (reviewing declarations, depositions and documents) and draft initial statements.
• Trial Support: Organize and prepare trial materials, specifically pleadings, witness prep materials, trial notebooks, exhibits, deposition designations and demonstratives. Attend and assist attorneys in the courtroom at hearing, trial and arbitrations. Use digital presentation tools in the courtroom.
• Provide direction and guidance to project assistants assigned to case team.

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