Senior Paralegal

It’s more than what you do: it’s how you do it. That’s why O’Melveny is counsel of choice to an ever-expanding list of market leaders. Opportunity at O’Melveny means working alongside dynamic and team-oriented colleagues on evolving legal and business issues and opportunities for prominent clients around the world. It’s a place to build a rewarding career by tackling new challenges; being appreciated, included, and supported; and creating lasting connections.

With approximately 850 lawyers on three continents, more than 80 practice and industry service areas, and strong cultural ties to its 17 locations, O’Melveny is a global law firm with a local feel. At our core, you’ll find a dedication to excellence, a drive to lead and innovate, and a deep sense of civic responsibility.

So, tell us. What do you want to achieve? Visit us at www.omm.com; learn more in our firm at-a-glance; and find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

O’Melveny has an immediate opening for a Senior Paralegal in our San Francisco office.

The salary range in CA for this role is $110,000 - $180,000 and represents the firm’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Support all stages of complex legal matters with minimal oversight, including trials, investigations, and advanced case tasks.
Serve as subject-matter expert in specialty law areas.
Oversee all phases of discovery, including fact gathering and analysis of documents, document productions, and preparing for depositions and witness interviews.
Maintain and organizes electronic case files to ensure case documents are easily and promptly accessible to all team members.
Coordinate court and agency filings, including assembling motion papers and exhibits, coordinating filings of pleadings and briefs, and ensuring proper service.
Coordinate and manage trial preparation, including creating trial notebooks, identifying and organizing exhibits, coordinating witness schedules, maintaining trial calendars, and communicating with opposing counsel and courtroom staff.
Coordinate, review, and maintain project status tracking charts for matters, including any tasks and deliverable requirements.
Conduct factual and legal research to support attorney projects.
Manage and perform document searches, review, and analysis through various platforms, e.g., Relativity, Opus2.
Performs complex cite checking and provides guidance to other team members in citation review.
Proofread briefs and other legal documents.
Communicate with clients, witnesses, and other outside parties as requested or approved by attorneys.
Provide guidance, training, and facilitates work coordination for project assistants.
Accurately records time worked on a daily basis.
Assist with other department activities as needed and performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
12-15 or more years’ experience performing traditional litigation paralegal functions.
Extensive in-person trial support and experience is required.
Proficient with computerized legal research and document retention databases for performing fact and legal research and effective management of complex evidence and case files.
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite applications including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Advanced familiarity with manipulating pdf files in Adobe.
Masters Relativity, Opus 2, AI, and other legal tools.
Excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, and business professionals.
Experience providing guidance and support to junior paralegals and project assistants.
The ability to work overtime and travel as needed is also required.
A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
A paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program is required.
Experience in the Intellectual Technology and Property field is preferred.

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package.  For more information, or to be considered for this position, please apply online at www.omm.com.  Response will be given to candidates who closely meet our qualifications.  EOE M/F/D/V.   No phone inquiries please.