Litigation Paralegal

The role

Ashurst Perkins Coie is seeking a Litigation Paralegal with 7-10 years of experience to join their Washington D.C. office. This role focuses on supporting commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on discovery management and trial preparation.

What you'll do

• Drive the coordination and support of commercial litigation matters
• Manage document and data preservation, collection, processing, review, and production
• Utilize AI-powered litigation tools and information management systems
• Conduct complex factual investigations
• Lead discovery management
• Prepare and schedule depositions
• Provide pretrial and trial support for state and federal proceedings
• Understand substantive, technical, and legal issues, make informed relevance and discovery decisions, and provide clear status updates and strategic solutions to the case team
• Build strong working relationships and communicate effectively with attorneys, staff, leadership, and client teams at all levels
• Apply a strong command of litigation, civil procedure, court rules, and standing orders
• Train, coach, and mentor paralegals and support staff
• Exercise sound judgment in budgeting and forecasting while leveraging strong leadership, project management, initiative, and problem-solving skills
• Maintain accurate time and billing records
• Coordinate and attend client meetings, hearings, and trials
• Travel as needed
• Work in the office five days per week during the first six months, then at least three days per week thereafter

What we're looking for

Benefits