Paralegal

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro is seeking a paralegal to join the class action team in our Berkeley office.

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate. 3+ years’ experience as a paralegal preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of advanced functions of Microsoft Office (including Word, Outlook and Excel).
• Excellent marketing, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of the rules regulating paralegals/legal assistants.
• Knowledge of Federal ECF efiling systems, and the ability to learn efiling systems in other jurisdictions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize workload, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to perform under tight deadlines and maintain patience in high pressure situations.
• Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.

• Help finalize legal briefs, cite-check, apply Blue Book rules, format and proof.
• Assist in preparing for depositions (organizing, printing and shipping of exhibits).
• Assist in preparing attorneys for oral arguments (creating binders, organizing briefs).
• Perform administrative functions such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in document management system; perform word processing functions, perform filing, efiling, service and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence and courtesy copies, calendar deadlines.

Full time employees become eligible for several benefits on the first of the month following hire, including medical, dental, vision, HSA, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, 401K, LTD and STD. Also available is a voluntary FSA, and transit and parking benefits.