Litigation Paralegal at Devana Group - Recruitment and Business Solutions in San Francisco, California, United States

Responsibilities

• Prepare subpoenas and deposition notices;
• Coordinate and handle filings in electronic and paper format, in state and federal courts;
• Coordinate and handle service of process for state and federal court matters;
• Request records, medical records and authorizations;
• Prepare cast of characters and chronology of events;
• Prepare record and deposition summaries;
• Draft form pleadings and form discovery;
• Review court dockets for case team review and case information;
• Prepare and organize exhibits for motions and /or depositions;
• Perform social media search;
• Cite checking and Shepardizing legal memoranda;
• Create and maintain databases for case and document management;
• Prepare spreadsheets and otherwise track discovery requests;
• Organize and supervise document productions in conjunction with Practice Technology professionals and vendors;
• Coordinate in and out-of-town depositions;
• Oversee logistical preparations related to depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, and mediations;
• Prepare and organize trial notebooks and demonstrative exhibits;
• Meet the firms billable hours expectation for our paralegals; and,
• Attend and assist at trial, arbitration, and mediation.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree with two to five years of substantive commercial litigation experience within a law firm;
• Experience with e-filings in state and federal courts and/or working with other legal professionals to get the filings prepared and e-filed;
• Experience with review tools such as Relativity, TextMap, and other share filing related software;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and Excel;
• Outstanding organizational, administrative, and communication (oral and written) skills;
• Possess high attention to detail, a strong work ethic and is self-motivated;
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, efficiently multi-task and produce a high-end work product in a fast-paced environment;
• Team-oriented mindset;
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion; and,
• Ability and willingness to work overtime and travel.

Skills

Required

• High attention to detail
• Strong work ethic
• Self-motivated
• Team-oriented mindset