Paralegal – 3614324

Job Title: Paralegal (L&E)

Location: San Diego, CA 92101

Salary/Payrate: $100K-$120K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Hybrid (1 day WFH)

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: No

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets
hired

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to help
support Employment and Labor law matters. The ideal candidate
must have strong legal research skills— and the ability to
prioritize multiple task with minimal direction. Experience
navigating federal and state courts is required. The ideal
candidate will also have experience in employment litigation
matters, including wage and hour cases.

Client will consider candidates some exposure to labor and
employment matters even if they are not currently supporting a
L&E practice

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Research and analyze law sources such as statutes, recorded
judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions and
legal codes.
* Prepare legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, or appeals,
etc. for use by attorney.
* Create preliminary drafts of discovery requests and discovery
responses.
* Analyze client documents and prepare timelines and summaries.
* Review deposition transcripts and prepare summaries thereof.
* Coordinate requests between multiple parties involved in
litigation by way of consistent communication with client.
* Categorize and interpret data; review and analyze reports,
responses and records produced by opposing counsel.
* Drafts, review, analyze & organize documents in litigation and
transactional matters. It is important that the candidate be
adept in working with electronic document management systems.
* Conducting pre-claim investigation, legal research and initial
case assessments.
* Monitors on-going matter activity and pending deadlines in
litigation and transactional matters.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Prior experience as a litigation paralegal; Employment and
Labor law expertise strongly preferred
* In-depth understanding of all pertinent legislation and
precedent
* Excellent communication and time management skills
* Must have experience working with federal and state courts
* Strong knowledge of California’s employment and labor laws
* Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
* Proficient in the use of electronic document management systems
and preliminary review of documents for responsiveness to
discovery requests and privilege

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

* Certification or associate’s degree in paralegal studies
(bachelor’s degree is preferred)
* Minimum of 3- 5 years’ experience as a Litigation Paralegal