Paralegal - Consumer Class Action
Job Description
Title: Paralegal - Consumer Class Action
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $75,000-$90,000 annually
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Work Model: Remote
Industry: Legal Services
Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Company Overview
An established plaintiff-side legal services organization is expanding its complex litigation support team. The practice represents individuals in consumer-rights matters and offers a collaborative, deadline-driven environment with meaningful ownership and opportunities for professional growth.
Position Summary
The Paralegal will support consumer class action and complex litigation matters from active discovery through pre-trial preparation. This role requires independent control of state and federal filings, deadlines, discovery workflows, deposition logistics, and communication with clients, experts, and opposing counsel.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and coordinate filings in state and federal courts, including electronic filing.
- Maintain the litigation calendar and track court, discovery, deposition, and pre-trial deadlines.
- Draft, propound, and organize responses to written discovery.
- Coordinate depositions, experts, exhibits, and supporting case materials.
- Draft professional correspondence and communicate with clients, experts, and defense counsel.
- Support attorneys with motions, pleadings, notices, and other litigation documents.
- Assist with trial preparation, including trial documents, exhibit organization, and logistics.
- Prioritize concurrent assignments and complete work accurately with minimal supervision.
Required Qualifications
- At least three years of class-action litigation paralegal experience.
- Hands-on knowledge of state and federal court filing procedures, including electronic filing.
- Experience managing discovery, litigation deadlines, depositions, and pre-trial preparation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and typing speed of at least 40 words per minute.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Litify, Salesforce, or a comparable case-management platform.
- Spanish-language proficiency.
- Experience in plaintiff-side consumer class actions or comparable complex litigation.
