Litigation Paralegal

Public Justice is a public interest legal advocacy organization that takes on abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights and liberties, and the destruction of the earth’s sustainability. We connect high impact litigation with strategic communications and the strength of our partnerships to fight these abusive and discriminatory systems and win social and economic justice.

What We Are Looking For

Public Justice seeks Litigation Paralegal to provide legal and administrative support to our team of lawyers and advocates in four project areas. Our four projects are:

The Access to Justice Project seeks to make the civil court system a fair, equitable, and effective tool for those with less power to win just outcomes. Primarily through high-impact litigation, we dismantle the procedural and structural barriers between ordinary people and the civil court system, such as forced arbitration, limits on collective actions, overly strict standing requirements, and unwarranted court secrecy.

The Debtors’ Prison Project fights to end the criminalization of poverty and shrink the carceral system. Working with allies and impacted communities, we use litigation, advocacy, and education to ensure no one is jailed simply because they can’t pay and to stop governments and for-profit corporations from treating people impacted by the system as a revenue source.

The Students’ Civil Rights Project combines high-impact litigation with other advocacy tools to combat discrimination in schools. We strive to create systemic change so all students can learn and thrive, and to secure justice for students who are denied educational opportunities based on their race, national origin, ethnicity, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

The Environmental Enforcement Project goes to court every day to fight climate change, secure environmental justice, and make polluters pay. We utilize the most powerful tools available to citizens by enforcing our Nation’s environmental laws in state and federal court. Our experienced litigators win precedent-setting cases that result in meaningful, transformative change. We hold polluters accountable by requiring corporations to clean up their act and comply with our Nation’s environmental laws.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Motion practice and court filings:

• Draft certain motions and pleadings, including pro hac vice motions, under attorneys’ supervision
• Cite-check and Bluebook briefs and motions to ensure consistency with sources cited and proper citation style
• Coordinate service of process and courtesy copies
• Prepare properly formatted templates of briefs, motions, and other filings compliant with applicable jurisdictional rules
• Research court rules and procedures to ensure court filings comply with applicable federal or state court rules
• Obtain filings from PACER and state court docket systems
• Proofread briefs, motions, and other filings prior to filing
• Assemble and review appendices and exhibits
• Coordinate printing and delivery of briefs, compliant with applicable jurisdictional rules
• Communicate with clerk’s offices at state, federal, and appellate courts
• Electronically file briefs and other materials

Prepare for and attend depositions and court hearings:

• Coordinate deposition/hearing logistics
• Prepare witness files and exhibits to be used at depositions and hearings
• Attend depositions with attorney to take notes, handle exhibits during the deposition, and digest transcripts to summarize highlights of a proceeding
• Organize and track argument preparation materials
• Assist in the courtroom

Prepare for and attend trials:

• Organize and track exhibits, files and all other supporting documents
• Assist attorneys in the courtroom by taking notes and operating courtroom presentation software
• Assist with discovery productions
• Assist in the preparation of witness testimony

General Administrative Support:

• Provide general administrative and clerical support as needed, including maintaining databases and accounts under the Paralegal’s supervision, manage case calendaring, and scheduling meetings.

Four-Day Work Week: Monday - Thursday, 30 hours/week.

Primarily a remote workforce, with offices in DC and Oakland, CA.

12 Paid holidays + the week between Christmas and New Year's

Flexible time-off and 10 paid sick days annually

Health Benefits: We offer an employer-sponsored medical, vision, and dental insurance plan for full-time employees and their children at no cost to the employee.

401(K) plan

Home office stipend and telecommunication reimbursements provided