We are looking for an experienced Paralegal to provide focused litigation support for a complex trust and estates firm in Walnut Creek, California. This temp-to-hire opportunity allows for the candidate to play a key role in organizing discovery, clarifying claims across multiple active petitions, and preparing case materials. The position requires someone who can work through incomplete or disjointed records, coordinate closely with operations staff, and help bring structure to a high-volume case file.
Responsibilities:
- Review and organize discovery materials for an active litigation matter involving numerous petitions and overlapping allegations.
- Analyze filings, motions, and related case documents to help identify key claims, issues, and supporting records across the case.
- Locate missing deposition materials by working through both physical and electronic files and reconciling inconsistencies between record sources.
- Partner with on-site operational staff to retrieve documents from boxed files, arrange scanning, and ensure materials are properly added to the case record.
- Support mediation preparation by assembling relevant discovery, tracking critical case information, and helping counsel access complete documentation.
- Maintain orderly case files and update litigation records within case management systems to improve document reliability and accessibility.
- Assist with broader civil litigation support tasks, including document review, trial preparation activities, and follow-up on outstanding discovery items.
- Demonstrated experience supporting discovery in civil litigation matters.
- Background as a senior paralegal or with similar experience handling complex case files.
- Ability to review petitions, motions, and related filings and distill core allegations and legal issues.
- Experience managing both digital and physical legal records, including retrieving and organizing missing documents.
- Familiarity with trial preparation and litigation case management tools.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work effectively under tight case deadlines.
- Availability to work on-site in Walnut Creek, California as needed to support file review and document coordination.