Case Manager - (Hybrid)
$146,494–$232,960 year
HybridLos Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
Manage complex litigation matters from factual and procedural perspectives, serving as the central coordination point for attorneys, clients, outside counsel, and vendors. Draft legal documents, prepare for document collections, witness interviews, and hearings, and apply advanced knowledge of court rules and filing requirements. Lead paralegal teams by overseeing staffing, delegating work, and managing outside vendor relationships to ensure efficiency within budget. Develop tracking systems, checklists, and processes to improve group efficiency while mentoring associates and providing training. Interact extensively with clients as a key point of contact across multiple jurisdictions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, or a related field
- 10+ years of paralegal experience within a relevant practice group
- Extensive experience with complex litigation, particularly product liability, mass tort, and class action matters
- California-based paralegals must meet applicable California Paralegal requirements
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience acting as a lead paralegal or managing complex cases and legal teams strongly preferred
- Extensive hands-on experience managing sophisticated litigation matters within a law firm environment
- Strong background in product liability, mass torts, and class actions
- Demonstrated experience preparing for depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, mediations, witness interviews, and document collections
- Advanced understanding of federal, state, and local court rules and electronic and hard-copy filing procedures
- Proven ability to serve as a lead paralegal and oversee attorneys, paralegals, case assistants, vendors, and complex workflows
- Strong client-facing experience, including interaction with clients, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and other external parties
- Highly advanced technical skills with experience developing and maintaining case-management and tracking systems
- Strong analytical skills with experience managing case budgets, staffing, and resources
- Excellent leadership, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions and time zones while managing a high volume of complex work
- Independent, proactive, and able to balance sophisticated legal work with the operational and business needs of the practice
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