Senior Litigation Paralegal (Technology Litigation)

Location: San Francisco; the role may be based near the San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, or Palo Alto, California offices. Hybrid or mostly remote schedule, with in-person trial attendance and travel for trials or client work as needed.

Salary: $56.31–$76.19 per hour in San Francisco and Palo Alto; $53.50–$72.38 per hour in Los Angeles, San Diego, and other locations. Overtime and a discretionary year-end merit bonus may also apply.

Company

hirify.global is a legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises, representing organizations ranging from start-ups to global corporations and financial institutions.

What you will do

• Gather and compile supporting documents and assist with preparing and filing pleadings and court documents in state, federal, and appellate courts.
• Perform docket and legal research using Lexis, Westlaw, SEC, PACER, and similar resources, including Bluebook formatting, cite-checking, and case-law shepardizing.
• Collect, review, produce, and organize discovery materials using eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity, while supervising vendor work.
• Manage discovery responses, subpoenas, deposition preparation, case indices, logs, chronologies, calendars, and deadlines.
• Support hearing and trial preparation, including witness files, exhibits, trial-space setup, and in-person trial logistics.
• Communicate with clients, expert witnesses, consultants, opposing counsel, court clerks, attorneys, and staff across offices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
• A college degree and/or paralegal certificate.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, including Drive, Sheets, Docs, and related tools.
• Familiarity with civil procedures and local, state, and federal court rules.
• Proficiency with eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity and the ability to supervise vendor work.
• Ability to use AI-assisted technologies appropriately and responsibly and adapt to AI-assisted workflows.
• Strong project management, organizational, attention-to-detail, multitasking, judgment, intuition, problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Reliable, dependable, client-focused, professional, and composed under pressure and in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently with attorneys and staff across all levels and offices.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime as needed, sometimes on short notice.
• Willingness to travel for trials and other client work if needed.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid or mostly remote work schedule.
• Work with legal matters involving technology, life sciences, internet companies, and other growth enterprises.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Potential overtime compensation and discretionary year-end merit bonus based on performance.