Litigation Paralegal - Habitability / Tenant Rights

About The Role

Block LLP is looking for an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our Habitability and Tenant Rights team. In this role, you will support attorneys with plaintiff-side cases involving unsafe housing conditions, landlord negligence, tenant harassment, wrongful eviction, and other housing-related disputes. You will assist with case management, discovery, drafting, court filings, client communication, settlement preparation, and trial preparation. This role is a great fit for a litigation paralegal who has experience with habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, housing, eviction-related, or plaintiff-side civil litigation matters and wants to do meaningful work helping tenants and families pursue safe housing and justice.

Requirements

• Prior litigation paralegal experience required
• Experience with habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, housing, eviction-related, or plaintiff-side civil litigation matters
• Strong understanding of litigation deadlines, discovery, court filings, and case management
• Experience drafting or preparing legal documents
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable managing multiple cases, deadlines, and priorities
• Professional, dependable, and proactive
• Experience with California civil litigation procedures
• Comfortable communicating with clients and handling sensitive information
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and legal case management systems

Preferred Experience

• Habitability, tenant-rights, landlord-tenant, or housing litigation experience
• Patient-side litigation experience
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience with e-filing and court procedures
• Experience preparing cases for mediation, arbitration, or trial
• Experience working in a fast-paced or high-volume law firm environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to work alongside experienced litigation attorneys on meaningful cases
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• High-growth law firm with opportunities for advancement
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• Firm-wide events, team outings, and celebrations
• Competitive compensation package
• 9 paid firm holidays annually, plus additional paid time off
• 401(k) retirement program
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Meaningful work helping tenants and families pursue safe housing and justice