Litigation Paralegal (Oakland, CA)

Meyers Nave is recruiting for a Litigation Paralegal. This is a non-exempt position reporting to the Director of Administration and is located in the Firm’s Oakland office.

ABOUT MEYERS NAVE
Meyers Nave has an exceptional reputation in California as a go-to law firm that clients rely on to handle their highest-profile, most complicated, and often most controversial transactions and litigated matters. Attorneys work in multi-disciplinary teams to help public agencies, private businesses, and non-profit organizations navigate complex local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Meyers Nave was founded over 35 years ago and has grown into a state-wide firm with approximately 65 attorneys in five locations.

JOB SUMMARY
A Litigation Paralegal is responsible for providing Firm attorneys with the full range of litigation paralegal support.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The position’s essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with attorneys and team members to proactively oversee case management from inception through trial/settlement and post-trial/post-settlement;
• Draft, review, and revise legal documents;
• Maintain case files and update discovery logs and indices;
• Organize and maintain master documents, document lists, and document databases;
• Support and manage document productions;
• Assist with deposition and hearing preparation, including identifying and gathering exhibit documents and creating witness outlines;
• Cite-check briefs;
• 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 and summarize legal research;
• Assist with document review and coordinate with Litigation Support Group for back-end database management using Concordance, Disco and other recognized review platforms;
• 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;
• Satisfy an annual 1575 billable hour budget;
• Complete in a timely manner both (1) daily, accurate, and detailed billable-time entries and (2) time cards;
• Work extended hours as needed;
• Travel as required for case support;
• Maintain composure and work efficiently and accurately during high-energy situations involving frequently changing circumstances;
• Demonstrate excellent customer support;
• Attend work on-site on a regular, punctual and reliable schedule;
• Manage multiple problems and projects at once;
• 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.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Maintain a professional network and key resource contacts.

QUALIFICATIONS
The following qualifications are required:

• Ability to work and bill as a paralegal under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code section 6450;
• A bachelor’s degree;
• Minimum of three 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 2010;
• Prior experience with Concordance (or other eDiscovery software), LiveNote, and Adobe Acrobat Pro XI;
• Strong legal research database skills and experience with Westlaw (preferred) and/or Lexis;
• Understanding and knowledge of legal procedures, rules of counsel, and local rules;
• Experience with eDiscovery;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to work well under stress;
• Strong analytical thinking skills;
• Ability to work independently with little or no direction;
• Ability to effectively function in a team environment, including but not limited to the ability to be open-minded, cordial, and cooperative with Firm employees;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high ethical standards and strict confidentiality of all information that the employee may receive as a result of her or his role;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and update skills as required by the position;
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints and within budget:
• Strong written and verbal skills; and
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate in person and by phone with a diverse group of attorneys, staff, and vendors to provide information with courtesy and tact.

The following qualifications are preferred:

• Strong technical eDiscovery skills and understanding of litigation support;
• Experience with Office 2016, including Excel and Word styles / macros;
• Prior experience using Trial Director;
• Trial experience; and
• Experience with Casebook programs or other data management systems, and with iManage or other document management programs.

Meyers Nave is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any qualified applicant’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume by email to meyersjobs@meyersnave.com