Litigation Paralegal

Messner Reeves LLP, a national law firm, is seeking an experienced and highly qualified Litigation Paralegal to join our team in California.

Ideal candidate will have proven working experience in Labor & Employment.

Position Duties:

• Experience handling multiple attorneys with full caseloads.
• Heavy client contact, contact with witnesses and opposing counsel to obtain information pertinent to the case matter.
• Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings, disclosures, and discovery requests.
• Research and analysis of case issues, including medical research of facts, and medical record chronology.
• Follow the ethical requirements as set forth by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State.
• Ensuring that all important events/deadlines are properly calendared, tracked, and communicated to all participants with support of the Legal Assistant
• Auditing cases to ensure client files are up to date to prepare for depositions, mediations, trials, and arbitrations.
• Assisting with witness preparation, direct examination, binders/folders for depositions, mediation, and trial.

Requirements:

• Experience in Labor & Employment law.
• Well versed in both federal and state court procedure and filing requirements, to include E-Filing in federal court.
• LexisNexis and court filing docketing.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of pre-litigation and litigation paralegal experience.
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and MS Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• The ideal candidate will take the initiative, have strong attention to detail, highly organized & has impeccable communication skills.
• Paralegal Certificate.
• Located in California.

We offer a great working environment, competitive compensation, and full benefits.