Temporary Litigation Paralegal

CBIZ Inc. is a leading professional services advisor to middle market businesses and organizations nationwide. With unmatched industry knowledge and expertise in accounting, tax, advisory, benefits, insurance, and technology, CBIZ delivers forward-thinking insights and actionable solutions to help clients anticipate what's next and discover new ways to accelerate growth. CBIZ has more than 10,000 team members across more than 160 locations in 22 major markets coast to coast.

CBIZ strives to be our team members' employer of choice by creating an environment where team members are appreciated, recognized for their contributions, and provided with opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally, throughout their careers.

Together, CBIZ and CBIZ CPAs are ranked as one of the top providers of accounting services in the United States. CBIZ CPAs is an independent CPA firm that provides audit, review and attest services, while CBIZ provides business consulting, tax and financial services. In certain jurisdictions, CBIZ CPAs operates under its previous name, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old to be considered for this position.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate with others.

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

Foley Mansfield, a professional limited liability partnership, is a national law firm with more than 110 attorneys in offices from coast to coast. We provide legal expertise, creative solutions and extensive trial experience for large corporations, small businesses, and individuals.

We have an opportunity for a Paralegal to join our California office located in the Monrovia/Los Angeles area. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter who is highly organized and possesses the ability to effectively prioritize. This position is hybrid: 2 days in office, 3 days remote.

• Responsible for all aspects of cases assigned from initial intake to trial
• Responsible for retaining, providing information, scheduling calls and testimony, and maintaining relationships with experts
• Maintaining client extranet with pertinent information and use as a main form of communication in updating client
• Preparing Trial Notebooks and document productions
• Receiving and processing documents and entering information into Case Management System as well as naming, saving and filing in the firm’s electronic repository.
• Retrieve documents as needed or requested
• Enter pertinent information from interrogatories, military records, social security earnings etc. into database
• Assist with preparing motions and exhibits
• Management and organization of certified transcripts
• Managing trial documents and exhibits
• Managing document productions
• Billable work to include billing summaries and medical summaries

• Other duties as assigned
  

Preferred Qualifications

• At least three years of litigation paralegal experience
• Asbestos, Toxic Tort, Products Liability, or Personal Injury experience preferred
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and handle large volume of work
• Ability to attend trials, both locally and nationally
• Experience with trial war room and trial support a plus.