Litigation Paralegal — Trust & Probate Litigation
Location: Irvine, CA (92614) and San Diego, CA (92121) — Remote
About the Opportunity
A highly respected California trust and probate litigation firm — led by attorneys recognized on the California Super Lawyers list and board-certified in Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate Law by the State Bar of California — is expanding its litigation team across two offices. This firm has built its reputation on tenacious courtroom advocacy, with attorneys collectively bringing 100+ trials of experience to complex, high-stakes trust and probate disputes.
The team is growing quickly — three additional attorneys are starting soon — and this firm is looking for litigation paralegals who want meaningful work with a clear mission: protecting elderly and vulnerable clients from financial abuse, undue influence, and fiduciary misconduct.
This is confidential, multi-location hiring for several litigation paralegal seats.
What You'll Work On
• Trust and will contests
• Financial elder abuse litigation
• Probate and trust administration disputes
• Breach of fiduciary duty matters
• Conservatorships and trust petitions
• Inheritance disputes and general estate litigation
Qualifications:
• 2+ years of heavy civil litigation experience (any practice area welcome except immigration and criminal; business litigation backgrounds are a great fit)
• Direct experience with discovery, serving discovery and subpoenas, process serving, and deposition/trial preparation, including exhibit prep
• Comfort working in probate court is a plus, even without formal probate litigation experience
• Trust or conservatorship litigation experience is a significant advantage
• Proficiency with Adobe (exhibit prep, bookmarking) required
• Comfort using AI tools in daily workflow (currently used for case summaries)
• Experience in a Microsoft-based office environment
• Clio experience preferred
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $110,000 – $135,000. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• [medical insurance]
• [401(k) retirement plan]
• [paid holidays annually]
• [40 hours of paid time off annually]
• [40 hours of paid sick time annually]