What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Paralegal position at Kennedys?
Kennedys, a global law firm with offices throughout the US, seeks a full-time paralegal with at least 1-3 years of California state and federal court litigation experience to join our maritime and insurance teams in our San Francisco office. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious paralegal to join a very busy and growing global law firm.
The annualized salary range for this role is $90,000-$95,000. However, this is contingent upon level of experience, practice group, location and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Key Responsibilities
*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
The annualized salary range for this role is $90,000-$95,000. However, this is contingent upon level of experience, practice group, location and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft pleadings and some motions, including all trial and pretrial filings, for state and federal courts
- Draft discovery responses, including production of documents
- Subpoena documents (including medical records) from third parties
- Review and summarize answers to discovery
- Review and summarize documents, including medical records
- Draft medical chronologies
- Organize documents productions
- Prepare exhibits for motions, depositions and trials
- Coordinate expert appointments and assignments
- Research (Westlaw) and other online sources
- Perform jury verdict searches
- Electronic filing
- An inquisitive mind, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills
- A thorough working knowledge of the Federal and California court systems
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-accredited program preferred or relevant years of experience.
*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
Salary : $90,000 - $95,000
