Venable LLP's Commercial Litigation California practice group seeks a paralegal with a minimum of five years of experience to join the practice in the Los Angeles office.
The main responsibilities to be handled by this paralegal are:
Prepare subpoenas and deposition notices;
Arrange for service of process;
Request records, medical records and authorizations;
Prepare cast of characters and chronology of events;
Prepare record summaries;
Draft form pleadings and form discovery;
Prepare page/line deposition summaries;
Check dockets:
Prepare and organize exhibits for motions and /or depositions;
Index documents;
Perform social media search;
Cite checking and Shepardizing;
Create and maintain databases for case and document management;
Prepare spreadsheets and otherwise track discovery requests;
Organize and supervise document productions in conjunction with Practice Technology professionals and vendors;
Coordinate in and out-of-town depositions;
Oversee logistical preparations;
Prepare and organize trial notebooks and demonstrative exhibits; and,
Attend and assist at trial.
Ideal candidates should meet the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of substantive commercial litigation experience within a law firm;
Experience with e-filings in state and federal courts and/or working with other legal professionals to get the filings prepared and e-filed;
Experience with review tools such as Relativity, TextMap, and other share filing related software;
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel;
Outstanding organizational, administrative, and communication (oral and written) skills;
Possess high attention to detail, a strong work ethic and is self-motivated;
Demonstrate ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, efficiently multi-task and produce a high-end work product in a fast-paced environment;
Team-oriented mindset;
Handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion; and,
Ability and willingness to work overtime and travel.
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Virginia. Our lawyers and legislative advisors serve domestic and international clients in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and government affairs. Additional information can be found at Venable.com.
Venable LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected Veteran status and any other protected basis under applicable law.
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