Paralegal

SBM

Paralegal supporting litigation and legal operations for SBM's corporate function, requiring strong organizational and discretion skills over critical litigation activities.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $95,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support active litigation across business lines, including pleadings, discovery, motions, and filings.
Track and manage critical litigation dates (e.g., summary judgment motions, hearings, trial preparation).
Maintain real time awareness of case status and proactively prepare matter summaries and timelines.
Serve as day-to-day point of contact for outside counsel, ensuring responsiveness, alignment, and accountability.
Manage and analyze outside counsel spend, including invoice review, cost tracking, and reporting over time.
Run and maintain legal operations reports related to litigation activity, costs, and vendor performance.
Partner closely with legal leadership to support matter strategy and execution.
Other administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience spanning paralegal and/or legal operations work.
Background in a corporate legal department, with law firm training or experience.
Strong litigation experience; comfortable supporting strategic motion practice.
Highly organized, proactive, and immediately responsive.
Trusted operator who can manage sensitive matters with discretion.

Benefits

Comp & perks

SBM offers comprehensive benefit packages.

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Hard Skills & Tools

litigation supportpleadingsdiscoverymotionsfilingscase status managementmatter summariescost trackinglegal operations reportinginvoice review

Soft Skills

highly organizedproactiveresponsivetrusted operatordiscretion