Litigation Paralegal

We are seeking an experienced litigation paralegal with a minimum of five years' experience supporting a busy civil litigation practice. Responsibilities and skills include preparation of and responding to discovery on pending litigation; document management and organization; analysis of documents and preparation of same for production; preparing draft judicial council forms for various court-related hearings; preparing attorneys for depositions, including preparation of exhibits, handling of exhibits during remote depositions, summarizing of deposition transcripts; all aspects of trial preparation; communicating with firm personnel, clients, vendors and other third parties; competency in software applications, including word processing, document management software, spreadsheet and database management, e-discovery, timekeeping, and forms programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' litigation experience
• Working knowledge of general legal concepts, terminology, and principles
• Good project management skills
• Attention to detail, time management, good judgment, and solid organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• High degree of professionalism
• Experience in law firm practice groups
• Knowledge of e-discovery software like Eclipse
• Knowledge/understanding of document management systems, preferably iManage
• Bachelor's degree and/or Paralegal certification (prefer both)

DMW offers a highly competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, inclusive of conventional and unconventional law firm benefits and perks such as:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (PPO and HMO options)
• Dependent coverage, including domestic partners, is available
• Life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Health Savings Accounts, with qualifying health plan selection
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Telemedicine
• Cancer Guardian
• Aflac
• Pet Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) participation
• Paid parking or transit stipend
• California pay range for this role, with final offer amount commensurate with skillset and experience, is $28.85 to $43.27 per hour

Interested candidates should email cover letter, resume, and references to careers@dmwplc.com.

Practice Areas & Specialty

Litigation