The ideal candidate will be a litigation paralegal with experience litigating matters in probate court. Trust and probate estate administration paralegals without litigation experience need not apply.
RMO LLP is an industry-recognized leading probate litigation law firm focused on guiding clients through the complexities of contested probate and related civil court proceedings throughout California and Texas. Our people-first foundation recognizes that while the work we do is important, the people, families, and communities who rely on us are what truly drive our efforts. We encourage and support personal and professional growth, and regularly celebrate individual and team achievements.
Litigation Paralegal Responsibilities.
The Litigation Paralegals at RMO partner with the firm’s attorneys with preparing court filings, discovery, subpoenas, document productions, witnesses, and providing trial support. Candidates should be proficient in the substantive areas of probate and civil procedure applicable to the firm’s practice areas, possess exceptional organizational and technical skills, and maintain all requirements for being a billing member of the firm. Paralegals report directly to their Managing Attorney.
Specific duties in collaboration with the team’s attorneys include, but are not limited to:
- Draft court filings
- Draft discovery requests and responses
- Draft subpoenas to third parties
- Gather and organize client documents
- Prepare and organize document productions (both outgoing and incoming)
- Create indices of client, other party, and third-party documents
- Prepare case timelines
- Prepare exhibits for use at depositions
- Prepare trial documents, exhibits, and other related materials
- Provide trial support to attorneys
- Research rules of legal procedure and substantive law, including cite checking, Shepardizing, and Bluebooking
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Preferred Skills, and Experience
- Minimum 2 years experience as a paralegal in probate, trust, estate, or civil litigation
- Strong, team-oriented work habits and ethics
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and time effectively
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills; deadline and detail-oriented
- Ability to analyze legal documents for accuracy and completeness; strong proofreader
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and other legal/office software such as Smokeball®, Adobe, etc.
- Must meet paralegal qualifications under California Business and Professions Code §6450
What’s In It For You
- Competitive Pay and Benefits: We work hard to foster inclusivity and encourage everyone to bring their best, authentic selves to the office every day. In addition to competitive salaries and bonuses, we offer a variety of programs, reasonably flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees, including:
- Company paid retirement contributions
- Paid Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Paid Basic life insurance and Short-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off, including sick and vacation time
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Paid Parking
- Discretionary, performance-based bonuses
- A Sustainable and Fulfilling Career: Every team member plays an integral role in ensuring our clients’ successes, and we value people whose diligent contributions make a difference and allow us all to have meaningful, challenging, and satisfying careers that make a difference in the lives of our team, clients and communities.
- Opportunity for Career Advancement: We believe in and support our team members’ desire to grow, improve and advance, and when that growth involves new learning opportunities that facilitate new responsibilities we champion and support their growth, achievement and advancement.
- A Supportive, Collaborative Team Environment: Routinely, but at least monthly, we recognize and celebrate team member accomplishments at every level of the firm. We also welcome and reward team member contributions to improving the RMO “way” through our RMOInnovates program. Regular individual and firm-wide check-ins and best practice reviews help keep us all stronger together and aware of where we stand and where we can grow.
- Work/Life Balance: Legal work is hard but rewarding, and while like any business we have production goals and sometimes have to work harder than we might plan for, firm leadership’s experience in “big law” shaped where we set productivity requirements to allow us to “work to live” not “live to work.” While we work
Job Type
Full-time
Schedule
8-hour shift
Education
Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal degree program
Or Certified Paralegal or Certified Legal Assistant designation
Bachelor’s Degree a plus
Work Location
In-office
RMO LLP’s Los Angeles, San Diego, or Orange County office
Salary
Salary commensurate with experience: $75,000 to $120,000