Barnes & Thornburg
Litigation Paralegal (Labor & Employment)
$80K–$160K
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience; labor and employment law experience preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate required.
About the job
Supports attorneys through all phases of labor and employment litigation, including court filings, discovery, legal research and drafting, and trial, arbitration, and mediation preparation.
What you'll do
- Prepare, organize, and file documents with courts and administrative agencies; assist with legal research and drafting.
- Manage case files, deadlines, and discovery collection, review, and production.
- Support hearings, arbitrations, trials, and mediations, including preparing exhibits and witness materials.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate.
- Working knowledge of federal and state court filing procedures and rules, including PACER/ECF.
- Experience supporting employment-related discovery, including personnel files, payroll records, and electronically stored information.
- Strong research, drafting, document management, communication, organization, and time-management skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with class actions, PAGA matters, and arbitration.
- Excel proficiency.
Pay
$80K – $160K USD base salary; Bonus (amount not stated)
Tools
PACER/ECF, Excel
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