Paralegal II - Labor & Employment

The Role

Step into the Spotlight as a Paralegal II in Labor & Employment!

Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of complex legal documents, discovery, analysis of wage and hour records and creation of damages analyses, deadline management, mid-level legal research activities, trial preparation, and other tasks related to the Labor & Employment practice area.
• Conduct cite-checks on both federal and state court filings, including substantive proofing and editorial content review.
• Conduct calendaring and docketing legal analysis including maintaining an active and accurate secondary calendar for case teams.
• Review and process subpoenas, including compilation of personnel data/records and communication with requesting parties as needed.
• Provide motion and deposition support including preparation of shell documents, deposition notices, subpoenas, and declarations.
• Will also manage transcript databases, exhibits, witness interviews, and filings.
• Support trial lead by responding to direction and exhibiting ownership over deliverables prepared in support of overall trial objectives.
• Implement post-matter closing instructions including:
• Compliance with litigation holds.
• Compliance with document destruction policies.
• Compliance with protective order provisions.
• Preparation of cost bills (Bill of Costs) for recoverable fees and costs.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• A High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Paralegal Certification (California Business and Professional Code Sect. 6450 compliant).
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with typical legal support software: Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, iTimekeep, Case Notebook or other similar billing and case management tools.
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively to support workflows as appropriate.
• Ability to follow direction on requests from letterhead attorneys and then execute on assigned tasks.
• Strong cite-checking skills and the ability to produce accurate and timely results.
• California Style Manual required.

About the Firm

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP has topped The American Lawyer’s A-List a record eleven times, and maintains the highest average A-List ranking in the history of the award. We strive to hire only the most qualified and creative lawyers. We believe that clerkships provide valuable experience. In this regard, nearly 75% of our lawyers and over 80% of our litigators served as law clerks to federal or state judges and sixteen attorneys were clerks to U.S. Supreme Court Justices. We recruit and retain the best professional talent to support our Attorneys with a focus on service and excellence. We have a full spectrum of functional positions including Information Technology, Information Security, Accounting, Human Resources, Legal Support, and Marketing.

Benefits

Competitive pay, benefits, and an opportunity to make an impact in today’s world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles (for example, braids, locks, and twists), color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, marital or domestic partner status, parental or family care status, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition, genetic characteristic, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.