Paralegal

Overview

Paralegal
Pay Rate $40.00/hour-$44.00/hour
Duration 7 Month contract (coverage for a leave)
Onsite Tuesday through Thursday in Los Angeles, CA 90013

Paralegals perform legal, regulatory and business related research for lawyers working at their organization. Most of the time, paralegals work for law offices, corporations’ legal departments or courts. These professionals also provide legal support services to attorneys.

• Assist lawyers in filing materials such as motions, memoranda, pleadings and briefs in various court systems

• Accompany lawyers to see clients and/or to go to court

• Interview clients either by phone or in person prior to referring them to their organization’s lawyers

• Have the authority to accept or reject potential clients

• Edit pleadings, technical papers, briefs and other documents

• Help review legal documents to make sure that relevant facts are included

• Travel to various courts to accompany their organization’s lawyers

• Train and coach new or more junior paralegals

• Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions and legal articles, codes and documents

• Prepare affidavits or other documents, maintain document file and file pleadings with court clerk

• Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts and real estate closing statements

• Investigate facts and law of cases to determine causes of action and to prepare cases

• Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts or preparing legal documents

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Flexible spending accounts

• Life insurance

• Retirement plan

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Los Angeles, CA applicants:
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.