Employment Litigation Paralegal

The role

Baker McKenzie is seeking an experienced Employment Litigation Paralegal to support its Employment & Compensation Practice Group in San Francisco/Palo Alto. This role will provide comprehensive paralegal assistance throughout all phases of employment litigation matters, working closely with attorneys and Firm resources.

What you'll do

• Provide substantive paralegal support for employment litigation matters in federal and state courts
• Assist with document productions, written discovery and discovery responses
• Support depositions, hearings, mediations and trials by preparing exhibits, binders, subpoenas, transcripts and other case materials
• Draft document shells, administrative filings, declarations, correspondence and other litigation materials under attorney supervision
• Review and finalize briefs and other legal documents, including proofreading, cite-checking, quotation-checking and confirming citations to the record
• Research federal and state court rules, local rules, standing orders, judge-specific procedures and filing requirements
• Conduct legal and procedural research using Lexis, Westlaw and other legal research platforms
• Identify relevant precedents and exemplars for attorney review
• Prepare and coordinate electronic filings in federal and state courts
• Monitor litigation deadlines, court calendars and case developments, and coordinate with Docketing to ensure that deadlines and events are accurately recorded
• Maintain organized electronic case files, working folders, matter binders and litigation materials
• Coordinate document productions, case logistics and communications with attorneys, clients, witnesses, courts, government agencies and external counsel
• Receive and route time-sensitive notices, claims, charges and court communications, identifying relevant deadlines and required follow-up
• Proactively anticipate upcoming matter needs and alert attorneys to procedural requirements, deadlines and case developments
• Record billable and nonbillable time accurately and contemporaneously in accordance with Firm requirements
• Protect confidential, privileged and sensitive client and Firm information

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