Employment & Class Action Paralegal

• Assist attorneys throughout all phases of employment litigation
  
  
• Draft, proofread, format, and revise pleadings, motions, notices, subpoenas, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents
  
  
• Prepare civil cover sheets, summonses, proofs of service, filing documents, and case-related forms
  
  
• File documents electronically in California state and federal courts
  
  
• Maintain litigation calendars and monitor court deadlines, discovery deadlines, filing deadlines, and statutes of limitation
  
  
• Organize and maintain electronic and physical case files
  
  
• Draft and respond to written discovery, including form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission
  
  
• Review and organize document productions
  
  
• Prepare privilege logs, discovery indexes, document logs, and production summaries
  
  
• Draft meet-and-confer correspondence
  
  
• Coordinate depositions, court reporters, videographers, interpreters, and related vendors
  
  
• Prepare deposition notices, exhibits, witness files, and deposition summaries
  
  
• Assist with class action and PAGA matters, including class member information, employee data, payroll records, timekeeping records, personnel files, damages analysis, mediation preparation, and settlement support
  
  
• Coordinate with class administrators, litigation support vendors, and opposing counsel
  
  
• Prepare trial binders, exhibit lists, witness lists, trial notebooks, and other trial materials
  
  
• Communicate with clients to obtain records, collect documents, schedule meetings, and provide updates as directed by attorneys
  
  
• Update case management software and help ensure compliance with court rules, firm procedures, and attorney deadlines
  
  

• 5+ years of California employment litigation experience
  
  
• 3+ years supporting employment class actions and/or PAGA litigation
  
  
• Extensive knowledge of California civil litigation procedures and deadlines
  
  
• Experience drafting discovery, pleadings, correspondence, and litigation documents
  
  
• Proficiency with e-filing in California state and federal courts
  
  
• Strong legal writing, proofreading, and document organization skills
  
  
• Ability to manage multiple cases, deadlines, and priorities
  
  
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through
  
  
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
  
  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
  
  
• Must satisfy California paralegal qualification requirements
  
  

• ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate
  
  
• Bachelor’s degree
  
  
• Trial preparation experience
  
  
• Mediation preparation experience
  
  
• Experience managing high-volume litigation caseloads
  
  
• Bilingual Spanish preferred but not required
  
  

• Microsoft Office Suite
  
  
• Outlook
  
  
• Excel
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
  
  
• Legal case management software
  
  
• Electronic document management systems
  
  
• One Legal
  
  
• File & ServeXpress
  
  
• PACER
  
  
• LexisNexis and Westlaw
  
  
• Relativity or similar eDiscovery platforms preferred
  
  

• Wrongful termination
  
  
• Employment discrimination
  
  
• Sexual harassment
  
  
• Retaliation
  
  
• Whistleblower claims
  
  
• Failure to accommodate
  
  
• Interactive process claims
  
  
• Wage-and-hour litigation
  
  
• Meal and rest break violations
  
  
• Overtime claims
  
  
• Misclassification
  
  
• PAGA actions
  
  
• Employment class actions
  
  
• FEHA claims
  
  
• FMLA/CFRA matters
  
  

• [Insert Salary Range], based on experience
  
  
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
  
  
• 401(k)
  
  
• Paid time off
  
  
• Paid sick leave
  
  
• Paid parking
  
  
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
  
  
• Career growth opportunities within the firm