Litigation Paralegal - West Coast (PST)

Summary

Mullen Coughlin is a law firm focused exclusively on counseling organizations in the context of data privacy. They are seeking a detail-oriented Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys handling complex data privacy, cybersecurity, and class action defense matters, including discovery, case management, legal research, and trial preparation.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys in all stages of data privacy class action defense litigation from initial case assessment through resolution, trial, or appeal
• Maintain and organize case files, pleadings, discovery materials, correspondence, and internal work product in document management systems
• Coordinate and manage discovery, including collection, review, tracking, and production of electronically stored information (ESI), document requests, interrogatories, and responses
• Assist with preservation notices, legal holds, custodian tracking, and document retention workflows
• Prepare, proofread, and finalize legal documents, including pleadings, motions, subpoenas, declarations, exhibits, privilege logs, and deposition materials, under attorney supervision
• Conduct factual and legal research related to privacy laws, regulatory issues, court rules, and case-specific matters
• Manage deposition, hearing, mediation, and trial preparation, including exhibit organization, witness files, binders, and logistics
• Track court deadlines, briefing schedules, and case milestones to help ensure timely filings and compliance with procedural requirements
• Coordinate with clients, experts, e-discovery vendors, court personnel, and opposing counsel on administrative and case-related matters
• Assist with e-filing in federal and state courts and ensure filings comply with applicable rules and formatting requirements
• Analyze and summarize large volumes of records, including technical, business, and data-related documents
• Handle highly sensitive personal, business, and litigation information with discretion and strict confidentiality

Skills

• * Associate or bachelor's degree preferred; paralegal certificate from an accredited program strongly preferred
• * 3+ years of paralegal experience in litigation, ideally with class action or complex defense matters
• * Experience supporting discovery and e-discovery workflows, including document collections, review platforms, productions, and privileged log preparation
• * Familiarity with federal and state court filing procedures, litigation deadlines, and case management practices
• * Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal document or case management systems
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational ability, and attention to detail
• * Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities with minimal supervision
• * Sound judgment and professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information
• * High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• * Adaptability in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• * Experience supporting matters involving privacy statutes or regulations such as CCPA/CPRA, state biometric privacy laws, wiretapping or tracking-related claims, or other consumer data privacy issues
• * Familiarity with data breach response, incident-related litigation, online tracking technologies, advertising technology, or website/mobile privacy issues
• * Exposure to large-scale class action discovery, expert coordination, and technical or data-driven factual records
• * Knowledge of e-discovery tools and litigation databases such as Relativity or similar platforms
• * Trial preparation experience in complex civil litigation matters

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Associate or bachelor's degree preferred; paralegal certificate from an accredited program strongly preferred
• * 3+ years of paralegal experience in litigation, ideally with class action or complex defense matters
• * Experience supporting discovery and e-discovery workflows, including document collections, review platforms, productions, and privileged log preparation
• * Familiarity with federal and state court filing procedures, litigation deadlines, and case management practices
• * Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal document or case management systems
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational ability, and attention to detail
• * Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities with minimal supervision
• * Sound judgment and professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information
• * High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• * Adaptability in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Nice to Haves

• * Experience supporting matters involving privacy statutes or regulations such as CCPA/CPRA, state biometric privacy laws, wiretapping or tracking-related claims, or other consumer data privacy issues
• * Familiarity with data breach response, incident-related litigation, online tracking technologies, advertising technology, or website/mobile privacy issues
• * Exposure to large-scale class action discovery, expert coordination, and technical or data-driven factual records
• * Knowledge of e-discovery tools and litigation databases such as Relativity or similar platforms
• * Trial preparation experience in complex civil litigation matters

Benefits

• A full benefit package
• Accrued time off
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• A generous 401(k) program
• Full remote flexibility across the west coast (PST)
• Access to amenities and resources to further professional career, health and well-being