Zigsaw

Senior Paralegal

Zigsaw

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $98,561 - $202,918 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage a portfolio of litigation and pre-litigation matters, maintaining organized case files, calendars, and documentation.
  • Support case management from intake through resolution, including matter tracking, file management, status updates, and concise matter summaries for attorneys.
  • Serve as a key point of contact with outside counsel on case logistics, deadlines, pleadings, filings, and status reporting.
  • Own and independently manage key litigation support workflows related to fact development and discovery, including document collections, technical data gathering, review coordination, production tracking, and related documentation.
  • Coordinate legal holds, preservation workflows, and custodian outreach in partnership with eDiscovery and cross-functional teams.
  • Manage subpoenas, third-party requests, and related intake and response tracking.
  • Support deposition, hearing, arbitration, and trial preparation.
  • Support invoice review and matter budgeting in partnership with Legal Operations and Finance, including identifying anomalies, trends, and process improvement opportunities.
  • Own recurring litigation reporting and maintain visibility into matter volume, spend, key risks, and trends.
  • Build and improve litigation dashboards, trackers, and reporting infrastructure that increase visibility, consistency, and scalability across the team.
  • Produce Board-ready and exec-ready reporting materials, including decks, narratives, one-pagers, and talking points that clearly communicate risk, trends, and outcomes.
  • Partner with Legal Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders to improve intake, reporting, and outside counsel management processes.
  • Develop and maintain litigation knowledge resources, playbooks, SOPs, templates, and internal reference materials that improve consistency, reuse, and operational efficiency across the team.
  • Develop and improve AI-enabled workflows, prompt templates, and other repeatable tools that increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability across litigation and operational work.
  • Identify high-impact opportunities to use AI and automation to streamline recurring tasks such as summarization, first-pass drafting, reporting support, operational documentation, and matter tracking.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant litigation paralegal experience in a law firm, in-house, or similarly complex legal environment.
  • Deep familiarity with litigation lifecycle management, including discovery coordination, legal holds, subpoenas, and outside counsel management.
  • Hands-on experience using legal hold platforms, matter management systems, eDiscovery tools, eBilling systems, and other legal technology to manage litigation workflows.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple matters, prioritize effectively, and drive progress across stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail, including strong proofreading, formatting, and quality-control skills.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and translate legal requests into practical next steps for cross-functional stakeholders, including technical and operational partners.
  • Demonstrated ownership mindset, including the ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and improve processes proactively.
  • Comfort learning and using new tools in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
  • Experience creating polished reporting, dashboards, decks, and concise narrative updates for senior stakeholders.
  • Experience across a diverse litigation docket, including intellectual property or other technically complex matters, is a plus.
  • Experience building or improving operational processes, templates, or playbooks.
  • Experience applying AI tools to improve workflow efficiency and quality.
  • Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate preferred.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
litigation lifecycle managementdiscovery coordinationlegal holdssubpoenasmatter management systemseDiscovery toolseBilling systemsreportingAI-enabled workflowsprocess improvement
Soft Skills
organizational skillsproject managementwritten communicationverbal communicationattention to detailproblem-solvingproactive mindsetstakeholder managementprioritizationadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeParalegal Certificate