Litigation Assistant
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Litigation Assistant to join our legal team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in legal research and document preparation, as well as excellent communication and time management skills. As a Litigation Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting our attorneys and ensuring the smooth operation of our litigation processes.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and gather relevant information for ongoing cases
- Maintain and organize following the standard naming and profiling conventions when scanning, emailing, and saving documents to the document management system
- Draft and prepare legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Review and ensure accuracy of vendor invoices; prepare accurate check requests and submit invoices for payment to client or accounting in a timely manner.
- Prepare “shell” pleadings and discovery requests/responses.
- Maintain and organize case files and documents
- Regularly and accurately proofread all documents to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to distribution or filing
- Support document productions (Bates labeling, redaction, indexing, etc.)
- Assist attorneys in preparing for trials, hearings, and other legal proceedings
- Coordinate and calendar hearings, depositions, mediations, etc.
- Calculate and calendar deadlines per applicable rules.
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel as needed
Qualifications
- 7+ years recent litigation legal secretarial/legal assistant experience within a law firm, preferred (Successful applicant will have a minimum 3+ years’ experience in California state courts)
- Ability to file in California and Federal courts
- Experience with Microsoft Word products including Excel
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, procedures, practices, terminology, etc.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills along with attention to detail, as well as excellent proofreading skills
- Extensive computer and legal database software experience, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Pro, and must be comfortable learning other software programs.
- Notary certification is a plus
- This position requires regular in-office attendance
Company Benefits & Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package (medical, dental, vision)
- Life insurance and Long term disability
- 401k match
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA) with employer contributions
- Generous PTO and company holidays
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