Paralegal - Litigation

Paralegal
- Litigation

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for a Paralegal
- Litigation to join our team in our Seattle or Los Angeles offices. We offer a hybrid work engagement with two days of remote work, and three days in-office. This position requires complex litigation experience, including managing large discovery, creating and managing databases and imaging systems, preparing for trial, and managing trial support. Must have high-level experience with a range of litigation support applications.

Demonstrated history of proposing and implementing process improvements is a plus, excellent analytical and organizational abilities, solid communication and management skills, creativity and initiative. At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled.

Case Management

• Proactively serve as the focal point for litigation team communications and centralized repository for information on project assignments and status
• Work with secretaries and docketing personnel to ensure that both calendar systems contain accurate and current information
• Oversee creation, indexing, and continued maintenance of complex case files and document collections
• Proofread legal memoranda to identify and correct typographical and grammatical errors; check all citations to legal authorities and to the evidence for accuracy of citations and forms of citation consistent with The Bluebook and/or specific court requirements; verify history of cited cases
• Coordinate and manage court filings, either in paper or electronic form as determined by court requirements

Research & Discovery

• Perform complex legal and fact research and analysis; retrieve and review documents from clients, other parties, and outside sources such as the Internet, public agencies, courts or libraries, as well as case, statutory and/or regulatory law; prepare memoranda or summaries documenting research
• Manage the creation and maintenance of special collections of documents (including witness files, subject and issue files, experts' reliance documents, etc.)
• May prepare initial drafts of discovery requests and responses and other pleadings and memoranda
• Assist with and participate in collection of client and other parties' documents; manage detailed tracking of document collection; work with litigation support to ensure proper collection of electronic documents and files
• Conduct interviews of witnesses and file custodians
• Work with litigation support to retain vendors, as needed, for all aspects of document production and review; conduct quality control assessment of work performed by vendors
• Draft memoranda or other documents memorializing in detail the processes used in collecting and producing client documents
• Conduct initial review of client documents to determine responsiveness and relevance and to identify documents protected by attorney-client privilege; draft privilege logs
• Perform complex database searches to locate and retrieve selected documents
• Prepare the preparation of exhibits for use at depositions and maintain a system to track marked exhibits
• Manage the collection and status of deposition transcripts; perform searches in the deposition full-text database; summarize deposition transcripts

Preparation for and Assistance at Trial or Other Proceedings

• Assist with trial, arbitration, mediation, or deposition proceedings (tasks include, but are not limited to: preparation of exhibit and witness lists, designations of deposition testimony, preparation of the trial brief)
• Coordinate logistics with court personnel and other counsel
• Work with trial support vendor and/or internal litigation support staff to select, prepare, and operate courtroom technology; coordinate set-up and use of technology with courtroom personnel and other counsel
• Assist attorneys at trial, arbitration, mediation, or deposition (e.g., track and manage trial…