Litigation Paralegal

Marcum Search is working with a well-respected and successful law firm who is looking for Litigation Paralegal to work in their Orange County office (hybrid). The Litigation Paralegal will provide support to their litigation attorneys in all three of their offices during all phases of the litigation process, from the initiation of a case, during document collection and discovery, and through trial and the appellate process.

Responsibilities for Litigation Paralegal:

Prepare correspondence, legal forms, subpoenas, and other basic pleadings

Conduct legal research and perform cite checking using Lexis Nexis or Westlaw

Collect documents and other materials from client, opposing parties, and third parties (hard copies, electronic data, and physical evidence) and maintain the chain of custody

Load, organize, and manage documents to allow for easy retrieval and/or review by attorney

Review and tag documents in electronic document management databases for privilege and key issues

Oversee the logistics of document production, redactions, and preparation of privilege logs

Interact with outside parties, including clients, third-parties, vendors, experts, court personnel and other attorneys

Perform factual research or background research of experts and witnesses

Prepare charts and graphs of damages and other information

Enter data and prepare chronologies and timelines and lists of key witnesses/players

Assemble and organize appendices, exhibits, and supporting documents for court filing and service

Create tables of contents and authorities with hyperlinks for court-filed documents

Prepare binders of key documents for depositions, hearings, and attorney review

Summarize document productions, deposition transcripts, and other discovery-related documents

Manage technical logistics for depositions and trial, including conference or courtroom logistics for deposition, trial, or hearing and provide trial-tech support as needed

Prepare witness outlines, jury instructions, demonstratives, trial designations, witness lists, exhibit lists and binders, and other materials for trial and trial presentation

Coordinate the scheduling of witnesses for preparation and testimony

Maintain and track legal and filing deadlines through the litigation team’s calendar system, calculate and enter deadlines for State and Federal courts

Be knowledgeable of local court rules, procedures, and timelines for filing deadlines and capable of researching resource guides, rule codes, authorities, and court websites relative to same

Qualifications for Litigation Paralegal:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program with a focus on litigation required

Minimum 2+ years of complex business litigation paralegal experience in CA state and federal courts

Demonstrated experience working with database systems and legal software tools in the areas deposition, case management, file sharing, and eDiscovery, such as Relativity, Opus, and Trial Director

Proficiency using a rule-based calendaring or docketing system, such as eDockets, CompuLaw or Court Alert

Strong software skills and knowledge such as Adobe/Kofax, Microsoft Suite

1,600 billable hour requirement

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