Litigation Paralegal

This is an opportunity for a Litigation Paralegal with strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of paralegal experience and will support litigation for practice areas including Family Law and Probate litigation.

We are a fast paced law firm in need of a reliable and proactive Paralegal. The Paralegal will work directly with our attorney and staff to prepare for upcoming cases, get involved in fact-finding projects and be responsible for developing and maintaining an index system for all case files. The ideal candidate for this position is organized, professional, responsible, and committed to helping us meet all of our clients’ needs. Experience in high conflict litigation, legal research, and exceptional legal writing skills will be a plus.

Paralegal duties:

• Create reports for attorneys based on case specifications and attorney requests
• Work with attorneys to develop legal arguments, motions and other case filing
• Utilize existing files and a variety of other research resources to develop information for pending cases
• Conduct legal research
• Ensure deadlines are calendared and met
• Ensure Court rules are satisfied
• Work with attorney directly on trial preparation, discovery, to effectuate strategy development
• Ensure cases are trial ready for court presentation.
• Part of the trial team that works with all firm staff to take a trial bound cases from retention to completion.

Paralegal skills:

• Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies is required (Bachelor’s degree is preferred) or paralegal certificate
• Excellent communication and organization abilities
• Independent worker and self starter
• Strong research and report-generating skills
• Experience in using legal database software
• Experience in logging and tracking billable time.
• Ability to take direct constructive criticism with the desire to learn and improve
• Trustworthy
• Ability to listen and take direction

This position works well for individuals that are independent, self motivated, and self learners with strong organizational skills. This position is not ideal for people requiring hands on training, highly involved management, or who find direct communication difficult.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 30 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Application Question(s):

• What do you look for in an employer?
• Where do you see yourself in 2 years?
• Why are you interested in this position?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Paralegal: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Wildomar, CA 92595: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person