Paralegal

Litigation Paralegal

Our maritime law firm client is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to provide immediate onsite support to its San Francisco office on a contract basis. This is a hands-on litigation support role that combines substantive billable work with critical litigation secretarial functions, with the ideal candidate having demonstrated experience managing litigation calendars, court deadlines, e-filings, document preparation, and day-to-day case support while also assisting attorneys with discovery, trial preparation, legal research, and other substantive paralegal tasks.

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced law firm environment are essential.

• Manage attorney calendars, court deadlines, and litigation docketing activities.
• Coordinate and maintain case calendars, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local court deadlines.
• Prepare, proofread, format, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, exhibits, and other legal documents.
• Perform electronic filing with California state and federal courts and coordinate service of process.
• Assist with discovery management, including document review, organization, production, and tracking of discovery deadlines.
• Support attorneys with motion practice, legal research, drafting, and case preparation.
• Organize and maintain electronic and physical case files.
• Prepare exhibits, hearing binders, deposition materials, and trial notebooks.
• Coordinate depositions, hearings, mediations, meetings, and other litigation-related events.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, vendors, and third parties.
• Track billable time and maintain accurate case information within the firm's practice management system.
• Provide general litigation and administrative support to attorneys as needed.