Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is a national class-action and complex litigation law firm that takes on the world's largest corporations and entities, fighting for the rights of consumers, employees, student-athletes, investors, whistleblowers, and others. In the firm's 32 years of practice, Hagens Berman has earned a reputation as one of the most feared plaintiffs’ firms in the nation, willing to go above and beyond in the fight for our clients’ rights. Our determination and expert skill are second to none in the plaintiffs' bar, and our opponents know our name well.

Founded in 1993, Hagens Berman has recovered settlements valued at more than $340 billion for our clients and classes across our various practice areas. Our legal team has achieved record-breaking settlements and tangible change through injunctions and other novel applications of the law. The firm's tenacious spirit has earned it prestigious awards, including repeatedly being named one of the top 10 plaintiffs’ firms in the nation. Read more about our cases, history, success record, and awards. Follow the firm’s progress on Facebook, X/Twitter and LinkedIn.

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro is seeking a paralegal to join the class action team in our Berkeley office.

Requirements and Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate. 3+ years’ experience as a paralegal preferred.

· Strong working knowledge of advanced functions of Microsoft Office (including Word, Outlook and Excel).

· Excellent marketing, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

· Knowledge of the rules regulating paralegals/legal assistants.

· Knowledge of Federal ECF efiling systems, and the ability to learn efiling systems in other jurisdictions.

· Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

· Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize workload, and adapt to changing priorities.

· Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.

· Ability to perform under tight deadlines and maintain patience in high pressure situations.

· Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.

Core Responsibilities:

· Help finalize legal briefs, cite-check, apply Blue Book rules, format and proof.

· Assist in preparing for depositions (organizing, printing and shipping of exhibits).

· Assist in preparing attorneys for oral arguments (creating binders, organizing briefs).

· Perform administrative functions such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in document management system; perform word processing functions, perform filing, efiling, service and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence and courtesy copies, calendar deadlines.

Hourly Rate: $36.00 - $44.00

Full time employees become eligible for several benefits on the first of the month following hire, including medical, dental, vision, HSA, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, 401K, LTD and STD. Also available is a voluntary FSA, and transit and parking benefits.