LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a full-time Paralegal in Costa Mesa, CA! This is a permanent opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, edit, and proofread a variety of documents (correspondence, agreements and pleadings).
- Work with attorneys to keep litigation advancing in each case; including taking the initiative to regularly update team members on the status of cases and quickly alerting attorneys to important client and case needs.
- Assist attorneys with discovery, including discovery requests, depositions and issuing subpoenas.
- Assist with document review and analysis through various platforms.
- Manage electronic case files using a document management system (iManage) to ensure information is organized and easy to locate.
- Prepare for trial (including compiling trial materials, coordinating witnesses, preparing and issuing trial subpoenas, preparing and managing exhibits, attending trial).
Qualifications:
- Meticulous, diligent, personable, and highly motivated
- Capable of responding quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities
- Able to anticipate challenges and exercise independent judgment to make sound decisions and take effective action
- Deliver high quality work product and take ownership, responsibility, and accountability
- Comfortable with learning new technology and processes
- Ability to travel nationwide to attend trial
- Must be familiar with and able to follow client billing guidelines, enter and record accurate billing entries
- A Bachelors Degree, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5+ years litigation law firm experience (defense experience preferred)
Salary:
$80,000-$100,000 per year