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Trust & Estates Litigation Paralegal – Irvine

Rufca Recruiting
Santa monica, CA, US
Full-time

Fast-growing Trust and Estate litigation Firm in Orange County with a satellite office in San Diego is currently looking for a Litigation Paralegal to join their team.

If you are looking to join a firm of results-based, high performing legal professionals who value collaboration and teamwork, we look forward to seeing your resume.

Assisting both offices, the Litigation Paralegals play a vital role in the business by assisting other Paralegals, Case Managers, Attorneys, and Administrative Staff in all areas related to litigation and their overall role with the firm.

Trust & Estate Litigation Paralegal daily responsibilities include :

  • The Paralegal monitors and reports on the status of cases and identifies matters that are outside of established deadlines and timeframes for critical milestones.
  • Proactively manages assigned cases from inception through close or trial
  • Can triage, sort and reprioritize quickly
  • Manages all phases of a matter within the parameters set forth by the firm.
  • Ability to manage and execute all responsibilities for an active matter including electronic filings, document preparation and editing, legal research, and shepardizing as necessary.
  • Organize all case-related information for each matter so that it is easily identifiable to the entire Team.
  • Properly calendars and manages deadlines and reminders to deadlines to ensure the success of the entire Team.
  • Conduct regular meetings with Responsible Attorneys and support staff to ensure tasks are being communicated and completed timely.
  • Understands the cadence, strategy, and nature of each assigned matter.
  • This includes the understanding of next steps and how to manage up to ensure that you are always at least five steps ahead.

Qualified Trust & Estate Paralegals should have :

  • Five (5)+ years supporting Attorneys who handle trusts and estate litigation matters.
  • Actively assisted attorney in preparing for a minimum of 25 depositions and 5 trials- organizing, saving and uploading evidence for virtual depositions.
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of the Probate Code, CRC, and CCP.
  • Ability to proactively run a case from inception through trial within minimal supervision.
  • Tech savvy- able to use Adobe with ease. Knows how to OCR, bates stamp and upload evidence into Trial Director application and efile.
  • Proficient in MS Office suites.
  • Comfortable with meeting minimum billable requirements and time entry systems.
  • 30+ days ago
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