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Title : Litigation Paralegal

Location : California - Oakland
Refer to Job # GVKI774373

Litigation Paralegal - Construction and Facilities Duties: Work closely with attorneys and team members to oversee case management from inception through trial/settlement and post-trial/post-settlement; Draft, review, and revise legal documents; Cite-check briefs; Manage hard copy and electronic case documents, including email and electronic files; update discovery logs and indices; and prepare hard copy documents; Assist with document review and develop expertise in use of e-discovery technology and document review tools, including gaining the ability to prepare sets of documents to be produced and perform key-term searches over that data and ability to train other team members; Support and manage document productions; Assist with deposition and hearing preparation, including identifying and gathering exhibit documents and creating witness outlines; Perform litigation support duties such as Bates stamping exhibits, preparing spreadsheets and CDs, hyperlinking PDFs, reviewing litigation dockets, and ensuring that dates are calendared correctly; Draft and arrange for service of subpoenas; Obtain case-related documents informally from third parties; Coordinate among vendors for litigation support services; Monitor pending decisions and conduct legal research; Satisfy an annual 1575 billable hour budget; Complete in a timely manner both (1) daily, accurate, and detailed billable-time entries and (2) timecards; Assist with document review and coordinate with Litigation Support Group for back-end database management using Concordance; Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual on-site attendance; Must be able to work in a professional office environment, as well as be able to effectively work remotely if Work overtime hours as needed; Travel as required for case support; Maintain composure and work efficiently and accurately during stressful, high-energy circumstances involving frequently changing priorities; Demonstrate excellent customer support; Work cordially, cooperatively and productively with Firm employees; and Other functions as assigned. Management retains the right to add to or change the functions of this position at any time. QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree; 5+ years of experience working as a paralegal with a law firm or in-house legal department; Strong written and verbal communication skills; Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite 2016; Prior experience with Concordance, Relativity, Disco (or other eDiscovery software), LiveNote, and Adobe Acrobat Pro XI; Strong legal research database skills and experience with Westlaw and/or Lexis; Understanding and knowledge of legal procedures, rules of counsel, and local rules; Experience with eDiscovery; Excellent interpersonal skills; Ability to juggle multiple projects and respond quickly to changing priorities; Strong organizational skills; Ability to work well under stress; Strong analytical thinking skills; Ability to work independently with little or no direction; and Ability to effectively function in a team environment, including but not limited to the ability to be open minded, cordial and cooperative with Firm. Ability to work and bill as a paralegal under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code section 6450; Preferred: Construction industry experience and/or work in a construction-related legal practice; Strong technical eDiscovery skills and understanding of litigation support;Prior experience using Trial Director; Trial experience; and Experience with Casebook programs or other data management systems, and with iManage or other document management.

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