Paralegal

Pay: $40.00 - $58.00 per hour Why This Is a Great Opportunity Take a key role in sophisticated plaintiff side personal injury litigation involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, TBI, trucking, motorcycle, rideshare, and pedestrian cases. Own meaningful litigation responsibilities from filing through trial rather than being limited to administrative support. Work closely with experienced trial attorneys while becoming a trusted resource for litigation procedure, calendaring, discovery, and case management. Lead and mentor legal assistants while strengthening your own leadership experience. Join a team that values proactive problem solving, accuracy, strong client service, and keeping cases moving efficiently. Receive medical, dental, vision, life, short term and long term disability insurance, a 401(k) with company match, generous PTO, and free office parking. Location This is a full time, on-site opportunity in Los Angeles, California. Our team works closely together in the office, making this a strong fit for an experienced litigation paralegal who enjoys hands on collaboration with attorneys, clients, and support staff. Note Candidates must have 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience and strong working knowledge of California civil procedure, discovery, court filings, calendaring, and litigation deadlines. Plaintiff side personal injury experience is strongly preferred. About Us We are an established plaintiff side personal injury practice representing people facing serious injuries and life changing losses. Our team handles sophisticated, high damages litigation throughout California and is committed to thorough preparation, strong advocacy, and compassionate client service. Confidential Employer. Job Description Manage litigation matters from filing through trial preparation while keeping cases organized and moving forward. Draft and file complaints, pleadings, discovery, deposition notices, subpoenas, and other litigation documents. Maintain comprehensive calendars for statutes, hearings, discovery deadlines, court dates, and procedural requirements. Coordinate service of process and monitor responsive pleadings, answers, and defaults. Assist attorneys with discovery responses, settlement preparation, and active case strategy. Coordinate depositions, witnesses, experts, and trial related scheduling. Prepare and file trial documents and support attorneys throughout trial preparation. Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, and vendors. Identify procedural issues early and proactively resolve case management problems. Supervise, mentor, and delegate work to assigned legal assistants. Qualifications 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience. Strong knowledge of California civil procedure and state court filing requirements. Experience drafting pleadings, discovery, deposition notices, subpoenas, and litigation documents. Excellent calendaring and deadline management skills. Ability to independently manage multiple active cases and priorities. Strong written, verbal, organizational, and client communication skills. Experience supervising or mentoring legal assistants. Plaintiff side personal injury experience strongly preferred. Paralegal certification preferred. Spanish speaking ability is a plus, but not required. Why You Will Love Working Here You will play an important role in complex, high value litigation rather than simply processing routine assignments. You will have meaningful ownership over case organization, deadlines, discovery, filings, and trial preparation. You will work alongside experienced attorneys on cases that directly impact injured clients and their families. You will have support from a legal assistant while also gaining leadership and mentoring responsibilities. You will join a collaborative litigation team that values initiative, reliability, professionalism, and strong legal work.

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