Litigation Paralegal (Commercial Litigation)
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Listed
- 31 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Paralegal Certificate
- discovery management
- trial preparation
- PACER/ECF e-filing
Also useful
- case management software
About the role
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking an experienced Commercial Litigation Paralegal to join our Litigation Department in Los Angeles. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized and detail-oriented paralegal with strong litigation, discovery, trial preparation, and case management experience to support complex business disputes in California state and federal courts. The role offers substantial responsibility, meaningful attorney and client interaction, and the opportunity to work closely with experienced litigators in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Support attorneys through all phases of commercial litigation, including discovery, motion practice, hearings, arbitration, and trial
- Prepare, organize, and file pleadings and other documents in California state and federal courts, including through PACER/ECF and other e-filing systems
- Manage case files, deadlines, calendars, and workflows to ensure matters progress efficiently and accurately
- Assist with drafting, reviewing, and finalizing pleadings, discovery, correspondence, briefs, exhibits, and appendices
- Coordinate document collections, reviews, and productions, and maintain databases, spreadsheets, and other case tracking tools
- Support deposition, hearing, arbitration, and trial preparation, including witness materials, exhibits, and logistics
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate required
- 3+ years of paralegal experience in commercial litigation
- Significant experience supporting litigation matters in both California state and federal courts
- Strong discovery management, document production, and trial preparation experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex matters independently, prioritize effectively, and adapt to changing demands
- Excellent research, drafting, organizational, project management, and communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively with attorneys, clients, and litigation support teams.
About the Firm
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 firm with 26 offices. The firm and our Commercial Litigation Group have an exceptional reputation for having an inclusive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere, where members of the firm can thrive, learn, and advance in their career.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy.
We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.
This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.
From Barnes & Thornburg's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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