Job Description
Job DescriptionLitigation Paralegal
Location: Tacoma, WA (Hybrid) (first 30 days on-site before hybrid schedule allowed)
Salary: $80,000 -$95,000 (flexible; up to $105,000 for additional experience)
Hours: 9 am -5 pm (1 hour lunch)
Billable Requirement: 1,200 hours/year
LHH is working with a law firms collaborative litigation team who's seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal with 5+ years of experience to support trial and defense matters.
Responsibilities
- Manage litigation matters from pre-trial through post-trial
- Track deadlines, court filings, and case status
- Assist with document review, discovery, and production (including privilege logs)
- Support depositions and trial preparation
- Maintain organized case files and litigation materials
Qualifications
- 5+ years of litigation paralegal experience
- Strong organizational, communication, and time???management skills
- Familiarity with e?-filing systems and court dockets
- Legal research experience (Westlaw/Lexis preferred)
- Relativity and document management system experience a plus
Benefits
- Annual bonus program tied to exceeding billable hour targets
- Paralegal Billable Hours Incentive
- Annual incentive compensation based on billable hours worked, available to eligible U.S. paralegals
- Incentives start at 1,300 billable hours, with bonus levels increasing up to 15% of annual base salary
- Proration available for reduced schedules, approved leaves, or mid year start dates
- Clear eligibility criteria focused on performance, timekeeping accuracy, and active employment status
- Flexibility to count approved pro bono and firm initiatives toward billable hours (per policy)
- Paralegal Billable Hours Incentive
- 401(k) with 3% safe harbor contribution (vested immediately; no employee match required)
- HSA with employer contribution - Employer-funded HSA contributions: up to $1,000 for employees and $2,000 for employees with family coverage, paid quarterly
- Medical:
- Comprehensive medical coverage with multiple plan options, including in - network only and Cigna PPO/HDHP plans
- Low - cost preventive care (100% covered in - network) and affordable office visit copays
- Dental & Vision
- Dental coverage through Delta Dental with multiple plan options, including PPO and HMO choices
- Preventive dental care covered at 100%, plus coverage for basic, major, and orthodontia services
- Vision coverage through VSP with low exam and materials copays
- Paid Time Off:
- 20 days PTO to start (accrues monthly; up to 30 days carryover)
- Increases with tenure (25 days at 3 years; 28 days at 5 years)
- 11 paid holidays plus a floating holiday
- Wellbeing benefits:
- $300 annual wellness stipend
- Dedicated paid Wellbeing Day
- Inclusive parental leave:
- Six months fully paid leave (after one year of employment) - for all parents regardless of gender or path to parenthood
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Pay Details: $80,000.00 to $105,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Ariel Dunlap
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.