Paralegal - Labor & Employment

Job Details

Job Location
:
Sacramento CA - Sacramento, CA 95814

Salary Range
: $46.16 - $48.72 Hourly

Job Category
:
Staff

Best Best & Krieger LLP is a nationally recognized law firm focused on delivering effective and client-service oriented solutions to complex legal issues facing public agencies, businesses and individuals across the U.S. BBK is proud to trace the firm's success back to the groundwork of professionalism and community service laid by its founders 135 years ago. Today, with nearly 250 attorneys in offices throughout California and in Oregon and Washington, D.C., we efficiently and meaningfully assist our clients with complex, multi-disciplinary issues and provide creative solutions.

At BBK, we place a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to culture, community and equal opportunity. We are proud of our workplace culture, where we respect and value our colleagues for their unique perspectives and experiences.

This position will work closely with the attorneys in the firm’s labor and employment practice group in the firm's northern California offices.

Paralegals are expected to bill a minimum of 1500 hours per year, to firm client matters (including pro bono matters) or approved non-billable practice group work, special assignments or firm administration assignments, maintain regular office hours consistent with the firm's normal business hours and be available, as needed, for after-hours and weekend overtime.

Labor and Employment Litigation paralegals should have a high degree of knowledge and familiarity with federal and state labor and employment laws including but not limited to wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, workplace safety, FEHA claims, wage and hour disputes, and labor codes. The candidate must be proficient in various software, including e-discovery platforms, Case Notebook, Westlaw and the Microsoft Office group of software.

The firm expects candidates to be proactive, be able to problem solve, manage their caseload and have clear and concise communication abilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Independently manage cases and proactively monitor and anticipate the needs of attorneys throughout the progression of cases (inception to close).
• Knowledge of, ability to interpret and institute in practice various laws, statutes and regulations including civil procedure, rules of court, appellate procedure, discovery act and local rules.
• Perform e-discovery tasks using document review platforms including review for relevance, privilege, redacting as necessary, creating privilege logs with speed and efficiency.
• Research various subject matter using IT and library resources available including Westlaw, Hein Online, CEB and Rutter Guides, other commercial databases and on-line databases including the internet.
• Perform cite and fact checking, shepardizing and proof reading of briefs and other legal documents using various guides such as style manuals and Bluebook.
• Assist in pleading and discovery processes including drafting documents, research for service of process, ensuring proper service is completed timely, drafting notices and subpoenas, preparing for deposition, propounding and responding to written discovery, preparing for expert discovery, and drafting discovery motions, drafting witness and attorney declarations.
• Perform analytical tasks, which may include preparing witness interview memoranda, reviewing and summarizing documents such as deposition and court transcripts and preparing and maintaining privilege logs as needed.
• Assist with law and motion practice, which may include drafting motion papers, assembling motion papers and exhibits, assisting with filings of pleadings and briefs and ensuring proper service.
• Attend and assist, as needed, during meetings, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, and communicate with client, opposing counsel and court staff.
• Calculate and review docketing dates for each matter and ensure proper maintenance of any required case calendars.
• Assist with trial preparation, including preparing trial subpoenas and on-call…