Paralegal Jobs

Job Type

Full Time

Job Title

Trust and Estates Planning Paralegal

Compensation

$30 - $35 hourly

Location

San Francisco

Job Description

Boutique San Francisco trust and estate planning/administration law practice located west of Twin Peaks is looking for a reliable, intelligent, Trust Administration and Estate Planning Paralegal for 2 – 5 days per week in office, schedule to be determined; 

Applicant must have:

• Excellent grammar, spelling, proofreading, and typing skills
• Be patient, flexible, organized, detail oriented, resourceful, and customer-service oriented
• Excellent verbal and written communication, listening and teamwork skills
• Ability to complete complex administrative tasks with minimal supervision
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Ability to track and prioritize multiple tasks, and meet deadline demands
• Highest level of discretion, sensitivity, and integrity in handling confidential information
• Prior experience in trust administration and estate planning preferred

Duties including, but not limited to:

• Taking direction from attorneys and working independently in drafting trust administration and estate planning documents, finalizing documents for signing, preparing and processing deeds/affidavits, prepare Probate Code compliant trust accountings
• Managing trust administrations, calendaring, preparing legal documents for filing at court, an correspondence
• Answering phones and communicating directly with clients, courts, attorneys, and county agencies
• Clerical duties, including copying, scanning, creating/updating client contact information, retiring files, file maintenance
• Entering time spent on client matters, opening new clients, and closing clients in billing software

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Trust and Estate Planning and Administration Law Firm, represented by Rincon Search

Website

Rincon Search

Company Description

Legal Recruiting Company

Job Type

Full Time

Job Title

Legal Assistant

Compensation

$25/hr+ DOE

Location

San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Must work in our SF office Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Calendaring court hearing dates/deadlines
• Court filing including e-filing
• Serve documents by mail
• Prepare paper documents for court or agency filing
• Prepare pleading forms in Word from templates
• Scanning, photocopying and filing documents
• Process mail and hand-delivered packages
• Coordinate conference rooms and catering
• General administrative duties, such as bank deposits and timekeeping

Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency in Word, Outlook and Excel. Ability to operate office equipment such as computer, printers, scanner and copier
• Familiar with TimeMatters and PCLaw is a plus
• Punctual attendance, strong work ethic, highly organized and able to multitask, prioritize and work efficiently
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Education and Experience:

• A high school diploma is required. Associates or Bachelor's degree is preferred.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Skootsky & Der LLP

Website

Skootsky & Der LLP

Company Description

Skootsky & Der LLP specializes in estate planning, trust and probate law, with the unique emphasis on resolving and preventing disputes involving trusts and estates and their fiduciaries and beneficiaries.

Job Type

Full Time

Job Title

Legal Administrator

Compensation

Pay Range (hourly): $28.84 to $33.65

Location

Hybrid San Francisco/Remote

Job Description

Complex litigation Firm with offices in San Francisco, CA and Philadelphia, PA seeks a Legal Administrator for its San Francisco office. This role will support a minimum of three attorneys.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all office needs, including but not limited to supply procurement, interfacing with supply vendors, and building management, processing mail, etc.
• Liaise with Pennsylvania IT department re network issues, phones, and system updates.
• Word processing, formatting, proof-reading, and organizing documents created during the course of complex litigation.
• Assist in the preparation of legal documents including, but not limited to, legal correspondence and attorney memos.
• Assist with deposition and hearing preparation.
• Organize subscription updates for legal reference guides and maintain legal library.
• Assist litigation team with any and all administrative tasks, including timekeeping, expense reporting, etc.
• Organize firm events and outings.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-4 years of administrative experience in a legal environment preferred.
• Tech savvy with advanced knowledge of word processing, document formatting, and information management, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat Pro required. Prior experience with any time keeping software preferred.
• Superior attention to detail is a must.
• Must be a motivated self-starter with a great attitude and work ethic.
• Desire to learn and innovate better ways to support the legal team.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to deal with confidential and highly sensitive matters in a consistently discreet and professional manner.

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check

Website

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check

Company Description

Kessler Topaz is one of the world’s foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our lawyers regularly take on the most notable and best capitalized defense attorneys — and win — in class actions, shareholder derivative suits, antitrust litigation and other complex litigation around the globe. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients.

Clients—including institutional investors, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, consumers, employees, whistleblowers, and governments —choose Kessler Topaz for our fierce dedication, commitment to clients, successful track record and innovative approach to litigation. In addition to billions of dollars in economic recoveries, we have been a proven leader in implementing high-impact corporate governance reforms to protect shareholder rights, improve value and prevent future corporate mismanagement. Kessler Topaz is also a pioneer and leader in areas including international shareholder litigation, fiduciary breaches and the development of our online portfolio monitoring and claims filing platform, SecuritiesTracker™.

Job Type

Full Time

Job Title

Paralegal

Compensation

$55,000 - $65,000

Location

Hybrid - Oakland/Remote

The position is full time, requiring forty hours per week and is hybrid, with a minimum of three days each week in the Oakland office. This position affords an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with criminal law and non-profit legal practice and management. We are looking for our Oakland office and seeking a minimum two-year commitment.

Job Description

Phillips Black, Inc., seeks highly motivated applicants who are interested in assisting in the defense of persons facing the severest penalties under law to join our team in Oakland as a Paralegal. The paralegal assists with case planning, development and management, legal research, gathers facts and retrieves information, drafts and analyzes legal documents and collects, compiles and utilizes technical information, to make recommendations to the case team.

Responsibilities

Paralegal assistance is the primary responsibility for this position. But opportunities for office management and non-profit management duties will also be part of this position. The list below provides some representative tasks, but additional duties are assigned as needed.

• Case Support
  • Assist with briefs and filings, including proofreading, preparing exhibits, and drafting correspondence
  • Review, index, digest and/or create chronologies of case documents
  • Coordinate logistics for expert witnesses and attorneys, including travel, document provision and client visits
  • Support investigations, primarily through records requests and organization, factual research and records digests
• Office Management
  • Provide general office support, such as:
    • Organize and process physical and electronic files
    • Prepare and mail filings and correspondence
    • Assist with software/hardware inquiries; troubleshoot user issues
    • Handle scheduling and other administrative tasks 

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and take initiative, often under deadline
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to handle sensitive, emotionally-challenging information with discretion
• Proficiency with office software, especially Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Excel and Google Apps
• Demonstrated interest in social justice and Phillips Black’s mission
• Ability to occasionally lift up to thirty-five pounds
• Has Driver’s License

Preferred:

• Experience with criminal defense, especially capital cases/post-conviction and/or social justice
• High proficiency with both MacOS and Windows
• Research experience
• Degree in related field, e.g., Legal Studies, Nonprofit Management

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Phillips Black

Website

Phillips Black

Company Description

Phillips Black is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, public interest law practice. We represent people across the country sentenced to death or life without parole. We also contribute to research, training, and scholarship on post-conviction issues.

Job Type

Full Time

Job Title

Experienced Litigation Paralegal

Compensation

Salary range: $110,000 - $135,000/boe

Location

Oakland/Hybrid

Job Description

The Norton Law Firm, a litigation boutique in the Jack London Square area of Oakland is looking for an Experienced and Dynamic Litigation Paralegal to add to their team.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and submit filings with State and Federal Courts and arbitration tribunals.
• Calendar hearings, appointments, and deadlines. 
• Facilitate case management by keeping organized schedules, providing timely reminders, organize and maintain case files, client information, and records.
• Assist attorneys with legal and factual research, including case timelines and fact analysis and synthesis.
• Help prepare discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, pleadings, motions, correspondence, spreadsheets, and declarations.
• Format, proofread, cite-check, and blue-book documents.
• Assist with all aspects of litigation, including investigations, discovery, and trial preparation, such as creating and maintaining document databases and document logs; producing documents; helping prepare and manage depositions; preparing witness binders, trial exhibits, and trial notebooks; coordinating logistical support arrangements for hearings and trial; and providing on-site trial support.

What You’ll Bring:

• 6+ years of relevant civil litigation and trial experience. (non-negotiable)
• ABA-accredited Paralegal Certificate required; Bachelor’s degree in addition to, preferred
• Understanding of litigation motion practice, discovery, arbitration, trial, and appellate procedure.
• Strong collaboration/teamwork skills, ability to work independently, accuracy in work.
• Flexibility to work overtime and travel as needed. (With notice)
• Experience with e-filing and e-service in multiple jurisdictions and must have experience using online file and serve portals such as PACER, CM/ECF, and File & ServeXpress.
• Experience specifically using the following programs: Bill 4 Time, NetDocuments, SharePoint, and/or Law ToolBox, and Trial experience are a huge plus.

Benefits: Hybrid work schedule, Health, vision, and dental insurance, 401k, Health Savings Account, PTO, Parental leave, Commuter Benefits, Eligible for annual merit-based bonu

Schedule: Hybrid, minimum 40 hours per week. Overtime and travel (expenses paid by the company) will occasionally be required as case schedules require. The ideal candidate will be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

The Norton Law Firm

Website

The Norton Law Firm

Company Description

The Norton Law Firm is a litigation boutique based in Oakland, California, representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation.

Job Type

Full Time

Job Title

Plainttiffs' Personal Injury Paralegal

Compensation

Pay range is $30 - $45 per hour depending on experience and qualifications. This is a non-exempt position, so overtime paid at a rate of time and a half is paid. Periodic bonuses can also be earned depending on the individual and the firm’s performance, and the contribution the individual makes to the firm’s work and revenues.

Location

Mill Valley

Job Description

Mill Valley boutique law firm is seeking to hire a Litigation Paralegal for immediate hire. The ideal candidate would have a minimum of 3 years’ litigation experience working on personal injury matters on the plaintiff or defense side, but otherwise qualified candidates with less or different experience will be considered.

Litigation Paralegal

Primary duties:

• Tracking and working up personal injury cases to prepare them for settlement, mediation, and trial;
• Working directly with existing clients to understand their injuries and the course of their medical treatment, tracking their medical progress, and ensuring that required medical appointments are made and attended;
• Identifying client medical and billing records that are needed, and collaborating with the firm’s Office Manager to ensure that records are obtained -- on occasion, the Paralegal may be required to request medical records;
• Extensive review of client medical records to determine the nature and extent of clients’ injuries and claims and/or provide the first opinion on the merit of potential medical malpractice cases by conducting online research on medical terminology/conditions in support of such efforts;
• Conducting extensive case-specific fact research, including document review regarding alleged dangerous conditions of public property, and review of potential defendant assets available in public records;
• Potentially drafting both liability and damages portions of demand letters and mediation statements with attorney supervision;
• Responding to discovery with attorney supervision;
• Tracking and calendaring court, discovery, and other deadlines;
• Fostering productive ongoing client communication;
• Drafting pre-litigation claims documents such as notices to public entities and notices of intent to sue in medical malpractice cases;
• Drafting records subpoenas, complaints, and case management statements;
• Preparing and editing documents for paper and e-filing;
• Working with the Office Manager in other litigation related tasks; and
• Performing administrative and secretarial functions when needed.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate would have a minimum of 3 years’ litigation experience working on personal injury or medical malpractice matters on either the plaintiff or defense side. But as stated above, otherwise qualified candidates with less or different experience will be considered. Completion of a paralegal program and/or fulfillment of the requirements to be legally classified as a paralegal is preferred, but not required for candidates with a strong track record and applicable experience.

The firm looking for someone who wants to grow with the firm and become a long-term member of the team. Strong writing and communication skills are a must. The ideal candidate is bright, ambitious, well-organized, and willing to work under tight deadlines. The ability to multi-task and to work efficiently and autonomously are also required. Candidates must have strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and other basic computer software; the more computer and IT-literate the better. Familiarity with California and Federal rules of civil procedure, local court rules, and litigation calendaring are necessary. Fluency in another language is also helpful, but not required.

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Boutique law firm represented by a recruiting company

Job Type

Full time

Job Title

Family Law Paralegal (Law Firm Experience required)

Compensation

Pay range is between $45 - $65 an hour based on education and experience for a skilled certified family law Paralegal.

Location

San Ramon, CA

Job Description

Currently looking for an office admin/Paralegal/legal assistant to fill an opening with a family law firm located in San Ramon, CA. Interested candidates should have a MINIMUM of 2 years of experience in family law. Since this job is primarily focused on hardcopy pleadings and file management, the position will primarily be in an office setting.

Responsibilities:

• Tracking and entering individual billable hours in a timely fashion.
• Assist 1-2 attorneys who work remotely.
• Drafting, filing, and serving pleadings and discovery (Including PDD’s).
• Case file management (electronically and hardcopy).
• Prepare hardcopy subfiles for hearings with pleading indexes and tabs.
• Case Calendaring (electronically and hardcopy).
• Assist attorney in case management (prepare case list, conduct monthly meetings).
• Provide progress or updates to client(s) on a frequent basis.

Requirements:

• Must be a team player.
• Strong Proofreading Skills.
• Must be well versed on hardcopy and electronic administrative case file management.
• Must have experience with preparing hardcopy files and indexing for hearing.
• Familiarity with MS Office, Clio, LawYaw, Gmail, Dropbox, Box, Adobe Acrobat, or must be willing to learn.
• Must be organized, able to prioritize, attentive to detail, flexible, and possess excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment they are the only occupant in the office while the rest of the team members work remotely.
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential documents accordingly.
• Must have a professional demeanor.

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Arlene D. Kock a Professional Law Corporation

Website

Arlene D. Kock a Professional Law Corporation

Company Description

A fast-paced, friendly solo family law practice.

Job Type

Full time

Job Title

Family Law Legal Administrator (Law Firm Experience required)

Compensation

Pay range is between $25 and $40 an hour based on skills and experience.

Location

San Ramon, CA

Job Description

Fast-paced, friendly solo family law practice in need of an experienced Legal Administrator in office.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1-year administrative support background in FAMILY LAW.
• Answer calls.
• Familiar with electronic and hard copy files.
• Preparing PDFs (including combining, extractions), uploading & saving.
• Print, organize, & maintain file hard copies.
• Build out a law firm file.
• Prepare & maintain calendar.
• Enter attorney’s time.
• Knowledge in Google mail, Excel, Word, Clio.

Contact

Nathaniel Burch
Director, Paralegal Studies
nathanielburch@sfsu.edu
(415) 817-4208

Employer

Arlene D. Kock a Professional Law Corporation

Website

Arlene D. Kock a Professional Law Corporation

Company Description

A fast-paced, friendly solo family law practice.