Overview

Position summary We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced senior level Labor and Employment Paralegal to join our dynamic legal team. This individual will play a pivotal role in supporting attorneys in labor and employment-related matters, assisting with case management, and ensuring the efficient operation of the legal matters. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of labor and employment laws, a proven ability to manage complex legal tasks, and a commitment to delivering exceptional support to the legal team. Under general supervision and by established policies and procedures, the Senior Paralegal will provide legal and general support to the firm's attorneys and clients, primarily in labor and employment-related matters. The role includes assisting with case management, conducting legal research, drafting subpoenas and other case documents, organizing matter documents, and ensuring the smooth operation of the legal matters. The candidate must adhere to the firm's policies and guidelines, maintain positive interactions with attorneys (both internal and external), support staff, clients, and vendors, and observe strict confidentiality regarding client and firm matters. This role is not limited to the duties and skills outlined in this description, and responsibilities may be adjusted as needed. Job duties and responsibilities • Manage labor and employment litigation matters from start through resolution, including case organization, calendaring, deadlines, document management, and matter tracking. • Obtain, review, summarize, organize, and index case files, pleadings, correspondence, discovery materials, and other litigation documents. • Coordinate discovery activities, including preparing and serving subpoenas; managing requests for production, interrogatories, and document productions; tracking responses; and maintaining organized discovery files. • Schedule and coordinate depositions, prepare deposition materials and exhibits, and maintain deposition-related files and deadlines. • Assist with expert witness coordination, including organizing case materials, communications, deadlines, and supporting documentation. • Draft and prepare routine litigation documents, including pleadings, discovery responses, motions, correspondence, and other legal documents under attorney supervision. • Assist attorneys with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing trial notebooks and binders, coordinating trial materials, and providing trial support as needed. • Utilize litigation support and document management systems, including Relativity, to organize, review, search, track, and manage electronic case documents and information. • Apply applicable Federal and California Rules of Civil Procedure, local court rules, filing requirements, and court procedures to support accurate and timely case management. • Prepare and coordinate electronic court filings in federal and California state courts, ensuring compliance with applicable filing requirements and local court procedures. • Perform factual research, legal cite-checking, and citation review per the Bluebook and California Style Manual (CSM), ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and proper formatting of legal documents and citations. • Proofread and finalize legal documents, ensuring work products are correct, clear, concise, consistent, professional, and free of errors. • Use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare legal documents, spreadsheets, presentations, case materials, and other work product. • Manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently while collaborating effectively with attorneys, paralegals, legal staff, clients, and experts to maintain an efficient workflow and ensure prompt completion of projects. Job duties and responsibilities included are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Reed Smith reserves the right to revise or modify job duties and responsibilities at any time.