We have an opportunity for an experienced Trial Paralegal to join our California office located in the Monrovia/Los Angeles area. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced trial environment, is highly organized, and excels at managing complex logistics before and during trial.
This position is hybrid: 2 days in office, 3 days remote when out of trial. And, when supporting the attorneys at trial, full on-site presence is required. Role may travel to northern California for trial on occasion.
Responsibilities include:
• Manage all aspects of assigned cases with a strong focus on trial preparation and trial support, from pre-trial through verdict.
• Serve as a key member of the trial team, responsible for organizing and running the trial war room.
• Prepare, organize, and maintain trial notebooks, trial binders, trial boxes, and exhibit sets for court, witnesses, and counsel.
• Coordinate, track, and manage trial exhibits, including exhibit lists, numbering, labeling, and admission status.
• Manage and organize trial documents and demonstratives, ensuring real-time access for attorneys during trial.
• Receive, process, and organize documents into the firm’s document management system and electronic document repository.
• Assist with preparing motions in limine, trial briefs, exhibit lists, witness lists, and jury instructions.
• Manage, organize, and summarize certified transcripts, including deposition and trial transcripts.
• Coordinate with experts regarding retention, scheduling, document exchange, and trial testimony.
• Maintain client extranets with up-to-date case and trial materials and use as a primary communication tool with clients.
• Assist with and manage document productions, including trial-related productions.
• Enter and track pertinent case data (interrogatory responses, records, earnings information, etc.) into databases.
• Provide hands-on support during trial, including courtroom setup, daily exhibit management, and end-of-day organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of trial attorneys and litigation teams.
• Track billable time in firm’s time entry system.
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