Impact:

As our Paralegal in our Employment Litigation department, you will work with our attorneys to help scale the firm’s employment practice, to service the ever-growing number of Californians who have been illegally discriminated against, harassed, unfairly compensated, subjected to a unfair hostile work environment and/or wrongfully terminated.

Daily Tasks:

• Draft demand letters and discovery
• Witness interviews
• Create damage models for wage/hour cases
• Facilitate document production (hard copy and electronic formats)
• Management of litigation databases and support of electronic discovery processes
• Prepare, serve and follow up on subpoenas
• Assist at trial, including tracking exhibits and coordination of courtroom equipment to present electronic evidence and exhibits
• Strong working knowledge of E-discovery
• Management of cases from pre-litigation through settlement, with the support of a strong staff and advanced automated systems that optimize case efficiency (including CompuLaw, NetDocuments, Clio, and others)
• Deposition experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent research and writing skills required
• Draft correspondence and regularly communicate with clients, experts, and defense counsel
• Prioritize and complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Bring a team-oriented and positive attitude to our Los Angeles office.

Your Skills:

• Experience with employment disputes including wrongful terminations, FEHA claims, labor code violations, PAGA and wage and hour claims.
• Excellent oral and written communications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Able to problem solve
• Strong organizational skills and accuracy
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work independently when needed
• Flexible and reliable
• Good telephone demeanor

What We Do for You:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Competitive PTO package.
• Paid holidays.
• Team outings and sponsored events.
• 401K .
• Company-paid medical insurance.
• Paid dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Free parking in parking lot

JLG Lawyers focuses solely on representing plaintiffs in employment law cases. We operate a highly collaborative office in which attorneys work in teams to ensure all of our clients receive high quality and ethical representation. Recent exponential growth and the firm’s business model has created the opportunity for a motivated candidate to help further grow our successful labor & employment practice, gain early and substantial experience in litigating and managing cases, develop invaluable mentorship relationships, and achieve a high degree of professional and personal satisfaction.

Compensation: $35-45 per hour (Our paralegals who are doing some overtime are making $100,000 or more)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glendale, CA 91202: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Employment & labor law: 1 year (Required)
• Work Location: In person