Roseville
Overview: Paralegals perform substantive billable legal work under the direction of one or more attorneys in the office. A Paralegal's primary goal is to support our legal team with legal research, drafting memos, pleadings, motions, and orders, and preparing for hearings and trials. A Paralegal provides quality billable service to clients at a lower billable rate than an attorney, providing a benefit to the clients of the Firm. Responsibilities: • Manage caseload and take initiative in ensuring the case moves forward and all work is done in a timely manner., • Know and understand scope of work and strategy for matters assigned, • Communicate with clients, experts, and other parties to provide updates and gather information; answer basic questions about the status of the case., • Open, maintain and close client files (both paper & electronic)., • Perform initial case assessment and document review., • Monitor case progress and move the case forward without attorney prompting, including responsibilities for upcoming deadlines, and important timeframes/milestones, • Drafting various legal documents including but not limited to Judicial Council Forms, Motions, Pleadings, Petitions, Affidavits/Declarations, Court Orders, Discovery, Subpoenas, Agreements and Proof of Service Declarations., • Draft documents, indexes, chronologies; deeds and real estate transfers (PCOR, Parent-Child Exclusion); draft letters and court documents; fill out legal forms; write reports, etc., • Help attorneys prepare cases for mediations/hearings including calculating deadlines, scheduling remote appearances as needed, calendaring deadlines and ensuring attorneys and clients have work done/reviewed prior to those deadlines for timely filings., • Assist with document reviews for identifying and prioritizing issues for completion., • Research and case analysis for trust administration, probate, and conservatorships including judicial decisions about current as well as past cases, • Review and research statutory regulations including the California Probate Code, California Rules of Court and local rules., • Assist lawyers in the courtroom (if needed), • Draft estate planning documents; including but not limited to trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives., • Maintain records in case management system, digital filing, physical filing, • Enter billable and non-billable time in the case management system, • Photocopy, collate, scan and related functions (as back up to assistant), • Provide direct feedback to the other team members of the office, including attorneys and the owner on what is working and not working in the office related to policies and procedures., • Able to reach above head, lift boxes of up to 10 lbs. Education & Experience: An Associate's Degree in Paralegal/Legal Assistant Studies or Bachelor's Degree or a minimum of two years' paralegal/legal assistant experience supported by attorney letter of reference. A Paralegal should have experience in a law firm. Experience as a legal secretary or legal assistant is especially pertinent, and candidates with this background will be given preference. The ability to manage a case load of clients as well as analyze priority of cases and upcoming deadlines including the ability to extrapolate information from incomplete data and capable of problem-solving when cases deviate from standard timelines. Willingness to provide direct feedback to the office. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PDF Software, Legal Calendaring Software and Clio Manage, Lawya, Judicial Council Forms