Lead ARC Paralegal
Best Best & Krieger LLP is a nationally recognized law firm focused on delivering effective and client-service oriented solutions to complex legal issues facing public agencies, businesses and individuals across the U.S. Today, with nearly 250 attorneys in offices throughout California and in Oregon and Washington, D.C., we efficiently and meaningfully assist our clients with complex, multi-disciplinary issues and provide creative solutions.
SUMMARY: The Advanced Records Center (ARC) Lead Paralegal performs a variety of substantive legal work focused on the California Public Records Act (CPRA) for public agency clients. This position may be based out of any of the BBK offices.
The Lead Paralegal works directly with public agency staff members and BBK relationship attorneys on all aspects of CPRA requests, which includes:
- Analyze CPRA requests and assist public agency staff to determine the scope of records to be collected and reviewed.
- Create search parameters for the public agencies to conduct physical and electronic searches for records.
- Supervise review of records by ARC paralegals to identify responsive records and separate responsive records from exempt or privileged records.
- Develop and oversee quality assurance standards for the identification and redaction of personally identifiable information (PII), confidential information, and legally protected data.
- Prepare written responses for the public agency client to provide to the requester.
- Track deadlines for providing written responses and productions of records for CPRA requests.
- Assign ARC Paralegals to conduct review of documents, set internal deadlines, conduct final quality-control review of each production batch, and provide regular feedback to reviewers.
- Coordinate the secure collection and transfer of records from client agencies, and work with Practice Support on document review databases, productions and exports.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent organizational, analytical and case management skills.
- Proficient with a variety of technology, both in-house programs and technology used by clients (eDiscovery platforms, workflow management software, Kofax PDF, Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook, iManage).
- Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority matters and statutory deadlines.
- Excellent writing and communication skills; ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to successfully pass the Association of eDiscovery Specialists Certification.
- Understanding of CPRA exemptions and related California disclosure law.
REQUIRED EDUCATION: Position requires compliance with Calif. Business & Professions Code §§6450-6456. Applicant should possess a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program or accredited post-secondary institution.
The reasonably expected pay scale for this position seeking a Paralegal with 4 or more years of experience is $90,000 to $95,000 annually, non-exempt.
Best Best & Krieger is an equal opportunity employer.
