Overview
The Sacramento, CA office of Lewis Brisbois is actively seeking a talented and highly motivated Complex Litigation/Civil Trial Paralegal to join our team. This position will support all litigation attorneys in the Sacramento office.
We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer match, as well as sick and vacation time.
Lewis Brisbois is not accepting search firm submissions for this position.
Responsibilities
The essential duties and responsibilities include those listed below. Other related duties may be assigned. Regular predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
OBJECTIVES: Performs a broad range of case related duties under the supervision of an attorney. Tasks include assisting attorneys with case planning, development and managing case deadlines to ensure that that all research, discovery, and other projects are completed in a timely manner, legal research from library sources and/or using LexisNexis or the computer assisted research program selected by the Firm, fact gathering and retrieving information, drafting and analyzing legal documents, collecting, compiling and utilizing technical information to make independent decisions and recommendations to supervising attorney. Works with attorneys on preparing and filing court documents, organizing exhibits and pleadings, and creating indices and chronologies. Conduct background research on companies, individuals, and parties including filings with the government, social media, and the Internet. May provide computer assisted litigation, e-discovery, e-document management, and trial support including preparing exhibits, coordinating trial setup and logistics, assisting attorneys in the courtroom, and preparing witness, etc. Assist with managing relationships with vendors and experts, including ensuring all invoices are processed and paid in accordance with client guidelines.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the job and do not represent that all such duties will be performed by all individuals who hold the job. The list of duties is not exhaustive in that incumbents may be assigned other duties in addition to those shown. All employees of the firm are expected to:
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, skills, knowledge and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
EDUCATION: Certificate of completion from a Paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association; B.A. degree a plus.
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 5 to 7 years current experience as a complex litigation paralegal.
SKILLS:
Advanced skills using:
Adobe Pro or other PDF software.
Office 365 (Microsoft Excel, Word).
Relativity (Advanced Analytics, Clustering, Document Review, Productions, Searches).
Intermediate skills using:
Office 365 (Microsoft Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, & SharePoint).
CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap.
LexisNexis Advance or Westlaw Case Research.
CS Disco, Concordance, logikull, and nebula.
Document management systems such as iManage or NetDocuments.
Docketing software like eDockets of similar experience.
All Federal Court filing systems (CM/ECF, PACER) and CCES.
Accurint by LexisNexis or similar experience.
Ability to prepare client-facing deliverables.
Ability to assist clients with filing records with the Secretary of State.
Ability to conduct custodial interviews and assist with document collection following ESI Protocols.
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Advanced writing, grammar, and communication skills.
Creative thinking for efficiency and streamlining processes.
Self-motivated and understands the importance of deadlines.
Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
Experience in other states, appellate court, and arbitration a plus.
We take pride in our outstanding culture/work environment and offer competitive salary and benefits.
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Minimum Salary
USD $90,000.00/Yr.
Maximum Salary
USD $100,000.00/Yr.
Our national practice is sophisticated, multi-faceted and well-versed in current legal trends, while our individual state practices provide vast resources and knowledge of procedural and legal nuances. Lewis Brisbois offers legal practice in more than 35 specialties, and a multitude of sub-specialties associated with each practice area. Our attorneys have broad knowledge, expertise, and sensitivity to their clients’ unique needs. Through interaction among its practice groups, Lewis Brisbois provides a wide range of legal services to each client with a continuity of representation over multiple disciplines. We have built longstanding relationships with corporate and institutional clients based on our ability to provide comprehensive service on a national scale.
At Lewis Brisbois, diversity is an integral part of our firm culture and our daily life. We accomplish diversity not by committee or initiative, but through the true and committed practice of hiring the best people for the job and consistently rewarding excellence. The success of these policies is reflected in the fact that Lewis Brisbois has repeatedly received national recognition for its commitment to embracing diversity. Lewis Brisbois is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse group of talented lawyers and staff, and demonstrates that commitment through non-discriminatory hiring, retention and promotion policies. The diversity of the firm’s client base is matched by the diversity of our attorneys.
With offices from Los Angeles to New York, our attorneys reflect the communities in which they live. The firm’s culture has fostered a diverse group of professionals committed to promoting the best interests of our clients, our communities and the legal profession. We are committed to supporting diversity through new and ongoing relationships with minority and women-owned businesses.
Lewis Brisbois is known for its commitment to principled advocacy, an unflinching work ethic, and unyielding recognition of our duty to provide the highest level of service to our clients, who choose us because we take the time to understand their business interests and philosophies. We have developed sophisticated proprietary risk evaluation and litigation management processes that many of our clients have incorporated into their business practices, and we help them manage and defend claims and litigation. As a result, they are avoiding and reducing losses that impact their bottom line.
Our practice includes pre-suit counseling and problem solving based on a structured and accurate analysis of likely outcome. We know our clients’ objectives are often best served by a pre-suit resolution, and we are often judged by the advice and counsel we provide toward that end. However, when trial is the answer and in the client’s best interest, no law firm in this country understands and better executes a trial strategy than Lewis Brisbois. We are truly client driven and result oriented.