Hybrid Litigation & Trial Paralegal
Monrovia, CA - USA
Job Summary
Foley & Mansfield a professional limited liability partnership is a national law firm with more than 110 attorneys in offices from coast to coast. We provide legal expertise creative solutions and extensive trial experience for large corporations small businesses and individuals.
We have an opportunity for an experienced Litigation & Trial Paralegal to join our California office 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 cases throughout the litigation process leading up to and during trial. This position is hybrid: 2 days in office 3 days remote when not in trial.
Litigation Paralegal Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of assigned cases from initial intake through verdict with a strong focus on trial preparation and support
- Prepare organize and maintain trial notebooks binders boxes and exhibit sets for court witnesses and counsel
- Coordinate track and manage trial exhibits including exhibit lists numbering labeling and admission status
- Assist with preparing motions in limine trial briefs motions 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 testimony
- Maintain client extranets with up-to-date case and trial materials; serve as a primary client communication tool
- Receive process and organize documents into the firms case management system and electronic repository
- Manage document productions including trial-related productions
- Enter and track pertinent case data (interrogatory responses records earnings information etc.) into databases
- Prepare billing and medical summaries and track billable time in the firms time entry system
- Other duties as assigned
Additional Trial Paralegal Responsibilities:
- Serve as a key member of the trial team responsible for organizing and running the trial war room
- Manage trial documents and demonstratives ensuring real-time access for attorneys during trial
- Provide hands-on trial support including courtroom setup daily exhibit management and end-of-day organization
Litigation Paralegal Qualifications:
- At least three years of litigation paralegal experience
- Toxic Tort Products Liability or Personal Injury experience preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage high-volume workloads
Additional Trial Paralegal Qualifications:
- Trial war room and trial support experience preferred
- Full on-site presence is required when supporting attorneys at trial
- Ability to attend trials locally and nationally
In return for your talents we offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes flexible benefits for healthcare/dental/vision life insurance disability 401(k) professional development and training generous PTO and paid holidays mental health benefit and more. Compensation Range is $ for Litigation Paralegal. Up to $125000 for the Trial Paralegal role.
We encourage all qualified candidates to submit resume and salary requirements for consideration.
Foley & Mansfield believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees staff applicants and candidates is critical to our success as a national firm and we seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Foley & Mansfield is an equal opportunity employer and provides an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and candidates without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable state and federal laws.
Foley & Mansfield PLLP participates in the federal governments E-Verify program. We provide the Social Security Administration and if applicable the US Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employees Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
About Company
Our experienced attorneys handle high-profile cases and win newsworthy settlements and verdicts, often in the spotlight of national media.