Paralegal Iii
4 weeks ago
Job Description
Paralegal III
Position Type: Full Time
Non-exempt
Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles OR San Francisco OR Washington D.C.
Salary Range: $57.95/hour - $82.06/hour ($113,000.00 - $160,000.00)*
- _The salary range is the one that Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position. The salary range does not guarantee, obligate, nor set expectations of an applicant’s wage in the event of hire. The posted range is only one component of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP’s Total Rewards package._
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The Paralegal III is responsible for working with Firm attorneys, clients and professionals to support a wide range of litigation matters. The Paralegal III will typically perform billable tasks associated with case organization, discovery, trial preparation and trial/arbitration. The Paralegal III will provide guidance for case support professionals and organization support to the Firm’s matters. The Paralegal III may have some supervisory duties relating to other staff depending on the project or case matter.
Job Functions & Responsibilities
- Develop case organization protocols.
- Partner with case teams and other colleagues to address client needs.
- Provide on-site support at trial (including out of state).
- Conduct cite checks on both federal and state documents including substantive review for content.
- Conduct calendaring and docket legal analysis including maintaining secondary active and accurate calendars for case teams.
- Conduct legal research on a broad variety of items including procedural requirements, tracking court decisions, and other related topics.
- Provide motion and deposition support such as prepare shell documents, deposition notices, subpoenas, and declarations. Also manage transcript databases, exhibits, interviews, and filings.
- Assist with discovery including:
- Drafting written discovery and objections.
- Participating in collection process.
- Conducting document review.
- Assisting with document production.
- Producing privilege logs.
- Engage in fact development.
- Facilitate foreign language document translations.
- Provide key support on appellate filings and managing final document submissions.
- Responsibly manage staff teams and their associate work product during trial.
- Implement post-matter closing instructions including:
- Compliance with litigation holds.
- Compliance with document destruction policies.
- Protective order compliance.
- Prepare Bill of Costs for recoverable fees and costs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Tools
- MS office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Adobe Acrobat proficiency
Minimum Job Qualifications
- MS office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Paralegal Certification (California Business and Professional Code Sect. 6450 compliant).
- 10+ years of relevant experience.
- High-level project management experience leading a support team at trial.
- Expert organizational skills that support work and case management.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe tools.
- Proficient with typical legal support software: Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity (or similar), CaseNotebook (or similar), Billing tools and case management tools.
- Expert written and verbal communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively to direct workflow as appropriate at trial.
- Ability to take and follow direction of letterhead attorneys and execute on assigned work.
- Expert organizational skills that support work and case management.
- Strong organizational, reasoning and research skills to independently and effectively conduct research in support of assigned matters.
- Ability to interpret and understand complex case facts and themes in assigned work.
- Ability to be flexible and agile in work direction and assignments.
- Expert ability to draft common litigation forms and edit legal documents.
- Expert cite-checking skills and the ability to produce accurate and timely cite-checks.
- Ability to be available, as needed, to work extended hours, nights, and weekends.
- Ability to demonstrate good judgment, attention to detail, initiative, team player mentality and team building ability.
- Ability to quickly respond to constantly changing instructions, particularly under pressure at trial and understand complex and substantive case facts and themes to effectively direct trial team.
- Ability to exhibit initiative in seeking work and managing work load, consistently produce high quality work product, regularly check for errors and make corrections as necessary, and take ownership of projects and complete assignments in a timely fashion.
- Fluency in a foreign language preferred but not required.
Physical Demands
Writing, typing, reading, speaking, hearing, seeing, sitting, bending, reaching, lifting up to 25 lbs
Working Conditions
Primary work will be in the office and on occasion be required to work at a trial site, a client office or other alternative work location.
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