Litigation Paralegal - Orange County

Hawkins Parnell is seeking a well-rounded, highly motivated litigation paralegal with 2-6 years of experience for its Orange County, CA office. The successful candidate must have strong academic credentials and willingness to learn from a dedicated and successful national litigation team. Salary range is $75,000 - $88,000.


HPY represents a variety of clients from global corporations to small local businesses and individual clients in high-risk litigation and business disputes across the country and U.S. Territories. The successful candidate will be a part of a national team of 300 lawyers and professional staff spread across nine offices located in Atlanta, Buffalo, Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Napa, New York, Orange County, Raleigh, St. Louis, San Diego, San Francisco and West Virginia.


If you would like to be a part of this fast-paced team, this opportunity may be the right one for you.


What You Will Be Doing:

• Case management involving maintaining document control, calendaring docket deadlines and coordination and monitoring of case events
• Preparation and organization of a variety of pleadings, documents, forms, charts, letters, etc.
• Deposition review and summaries
• Medical record review and summaries
• Preparation for depositions, and preparing attorneys for depositions in advance
• Preparation for hearings
• Coordinating and effecting document productions
• Drafting discovery documents
• Requesting records

What You Need To Bring:

• 2-6 years of experience as a litigation paralegal
• Defense-side tort litigation experience a major plus
• Demonstrated initiative and self-direction
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Strong Outlook skills and proficient in MS Office suite including Word and Excel
• Proficiency in CompuLaw and iManage a plus

What You Will Receive

• Hybrid work arrangement
• Exposure to extremely varied types of work
• 401K plan
• Health & welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• HSA and FSA plans
• Company-provided life insurance with additional guaranteed issue life insurance available
• Company-paid long-term disability coverage and available short-term disability coverage
• Parental leave

Why Hawkins Parnell?


Hawkins Parnell is a national litigation powerhouse with offices spanning the United States. Our 300-person litigation team defends prominent individuals and small businesses to many of the largest corporations in high-risk litigation and business disputes nationwide.


Over the last half-century, our success has relied on one distinction: OUR PEOPLE. We rely on the uniqueness of each team member to create a culture that drives innovation and exceptional results for our diverse client roster.