Description
Sher Edling seeks a junior paralegal to join our mission-driven team dedicated to protecting people and the planet. The team at Sher Edling is at the forefront of litigation to hold polluters accountable for damages inflicted on communities. We are located in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District, walking distance from BART and CalTrain.
We offer a mission and employee-focused work environment and a competitive compensation package, including excellent benefits. Sher Edling is an equal opportunity employer highly committed to diversity among our lawyers and staff, and to fostering a collaborative and supportive workplace.
Our paralegals take a leadership role in cases, including working directly with our attorneys to manage cases from investigation, pleadings, discovery, trial, and appeals. Our ideal candidate is able to effectively and independently manage their time, is able to produce high quality work across all areas of litigation (i.e., administration related to briefing and filing, deposition assistance and coordination, trial preparation, etc.), and is committed to helping us meet all of our clients’ needs. We are looking for a junior paralegal who can thrive in the accelerated environment of complex litigation and robust discovery, who has a team-focused mindset, and who values detail orientation and organization.
Annual compensation range for this position is $65,000 - $80,000, depending on experience.
Please upload a cover letter and resume for consideration.
Skills Required
- Ability to manage cases from investigation through pleadings, discovery, trial, and appeals
- Experience or ability to support litigation tasks including briefing, filing, deposition assistance and coordination, and trial preparation
- Ability to effectively and independently manage time and produce high-quality work
- Comfort working in accelerated complex litigation with robust discovery
- Team-focused mindset, detail-oriented and highly organized
- Submit a cover letter and resume for consideration
What We Do
Sher Edling LLP is a San Francisco-based law firm specializing in high-impact, high-value environmental litigation. The firm represents states, cities, tribes, water providers, and other public agencies in cases focused on climate change deception and groundwater contamination. They are dedicated to holding polluters accountable for environmental damage, utilizing decades of trial and appellate experience to secure significant relief for their governmental clients and the planet.
