
Paralegal
Est. $65,000 - $127,250 / year
Posted Apr 30 Full TimeOn SiteLos Angeles, California
- Provides outstanding legal service to clients by researching, analyzing and drafting case and issue specific litigation information. Manages resources in anticipation of discovery, trial and other litigation projects as requested.
- Summarizes, reviews, and analyzes documents, testimony, general literature, medical, scientific and legislative information, and medical records with focus on specific areas of expertise for litigation or discovery assignments.
- Participates in compiling, reviewing, summarizing, and coding pertinent medical, scientific and litigation issues into relevant chronologies or other litigation and discovery projects, including case, deposition and testimony outlines.
- Prepares correspondence, memoranda and outlines regarding analytical review of documents, production, deposition, discovery projects or relevance to specific issues.
- Drafts answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings, under the direction of an attorney.
- Travels to clients' offices, vendors, trial locations and other locations with minimal notice; assists in the trials of cases.
- Selects documents to be used in depositions, for trial exhibits or for production.
- Keeps abreast of significant developments in areas of assigned responsibility and areas of expertise, in order to undertake assignments as appropriate.
- Understands the full scope of litigation and recognizes relevant information to a case when reviewing documents and/or testimony within assigned area of expertise.
- Updates clients and litigation teams regarding case status, litigation and discovery issues and assignments.
- Interviews witnesses and/or company employees.
- Provides key support in the training, work assignment, and quality control monitoring of temporary and other employees involved in electronic and hard copy document collection and review projects.
- Compiles witness notebooks, timelines, exhibits or other data needed for litigation.
- Reviews client company documents for relevance to specific issues and areas of litigation expertise.
- Obtains public information applicable to the litigation, as well as third party records on parties to litigation.
- Utilizes and has an understanding of document and case management software, databases and internet sites as needed.
- Keeps track of time in specified intervals and turns in time records as instructed.
- Assists in the development of document collection and review project processes and procedures.
- Provides feedback to management and administration regarding potential productivity, efficiency and cost savings improvements.
- Maintains calendar or tickler system, subject to case requirements.
Benefits Statement
Shook, Hardy & Bacon provides a competitive salary and comprehensive salary and benefits package for professional staff which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement plan with a generous contribution plan, and paid time off.