Litigation Paralegal

Litigation Paralegal – High-Stakes Trial Work
📍 California | Primarily On-Site
💰 $50.23 – $61.50/hour | 1,575 Billable Hours

Direct Counsel is partnering with a premier California law firm to hire an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support a nationally recognized Trial & Litigation Group handling complex, precedent-setting matters.

This team manages sophisticated, high-profile litigation across:

• Constitutional law

• Wildfire litigation

• Civil rights & land use claims

• First Amendment matters

• Takings litigation

• Class actions

• Eminent Domain

• Crisis-driven litigation

If you thrive in fast-paced, complex litigation and want exposure to matters that shape California law, this is an exceptional opportunity.

What You’ll Do

• Manage cases from pleadings through trial and appeal

• Draft and revise pleadings, motions, and discovery

• Oversee document production and eDiscovery workflows

• Support deposition, hearing, and trial preparation (exhibits, witness outlines)

• Cite-check briefs (legal factual citations)

• Coordinate with Litigation Support on database management (iPro or similar)

• Maintain discovery logs and case indices

This role requires strong ownership, precision, and the ability to operate independently in a high-performing litigation team.

What We’re Looking For

• 5 years of recent California litigation experience

• Ability to bill under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6450

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Data Tables)

• Strong eDiscovery and document production expertise

• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro

• Westlaw (preferred) or Lexis experience

• Deep knowledge of state and federal court procedures

• High ethical standards and strict confidentiality

This is an on-site role with a remote component. Extended hours and travel may be required depending on trial demands.

If you are a senior litigation paralegal ready to step into high-impact, complex trial work, we would love to connect.