Labor & Employment Litigation Paralegal

Director of Recruiting

Trustpoint.

One is proud to partner with a national law firm in their search for a Labor & Employment Litigation Paralegal to work with firm attorneys, clients and professionals to support a wide range of litigation matters, primarily within the L&E practice group. This is a hybrid position in the firm’s Los Angeles office. The L&E Litigation Paralegal will typically perform billable tasks associated with case organization, discovery, trial preparation and trial/arbitration and will provide guidance for case support professionals and organizational support on all firm matters.

• Assist with preparation of complex legal documents, discovery, analysis of wage and hour records, creation of damages analyses, deadline management, mid-level legal research activities, trial preparation, and other tasks related to the Labor & Employment practice area.
• Ensure case organizational protocols are followed.
• Partner with case teams and other colleagues to address client needs.
• Provide on-site trial support (including out of state trials).
• Conduct cite checks on both federal and state court filings, including substantive proofreading and editorial content review.
• Conduct calendaring and docketing legal analysis including maintaining an active and accurate secondary calendar for case teams.
• Conduct legal research on a broad variety of topics.
• Review and process subpoenas, including compilation of personnel data/records and communication with requesting parties as needed.
• Provide motion and deposition support including preparation of shell documents, deposition notices, subpoenas, and declarations, manage transcript databases, exhibits, witness interviews, and filings.
• Assist with discovery including drafting shell written discovery and objections, participation in document collection processes and subsequent document reviews, production of privilege logs.
• Coordinate and provide key support on appellate filings including preparation of appendices and management of final document submissions.
• Support trial lead by responding to direction and exhibiting ownership over deliverables prepared in support of overall trial objectives.
• Implement post-matter closing instructions including compliance with litigation holds, document destruction policies, protective order provisions, and preparation of cost bills (Bill of Costs) for recoverable fees and costs.
• Actively participate in firm-sponsored trainings and strive to apply learned principles in ongoing work.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Paralegal Certification (California Business and Professional Code Sect. 6450 compliant).
• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal handling labor and employment litigation cases from beginning to end.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and Adobe tools.
• Proficiency with typical legal support software:
  Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, Ring Central, File Site, iTimekeep, Case Notebook, or other similar billing and case management tools.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively to support workflows as appropriate.
• Ability to follow direction on requests from attorneys and then execute assigned tasks.
• Strong reasoning skills to conduct effective research to support assigned matters.
• Ability to interpret complex substantive facts and themes as related to assigned work.
• Ability to be flexible in work direction and on assignments.
• Ability to draft common litigation forms and edit legal documents.
• Strong cite‑checking skills and the ability to produce accurate and timely results.
• Ability to be available, as needed, to work extended hours, nights, and weekends.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, good judgment, and attention to detail with a team‑centric focus.
• Ability to quickly respond to constantly changing instructions, particularly when under pressure at trial, and understand substantive case facts and themes to effectively support trial team.
• Ability to be proactive and take initiative in seeking work and managing caseload, consistently produce high‑quality work product, regularly check for errors and make…