Litigation Legal Assistant

Overview

Job Title – Litigation Legal Assistant (Business & Real Estate Practice)

Company Location – Irvine, CA

Full Time | Direct Hire
• Hybrid 1-Day remote after 90-day training
• Salary $92k+, DOE

• Format, input, edit, retrieve, copy, scan, and transmit legal documents for transactional real estate, business litigation, liability defense cases.
• Prepare pleadings and discovery documents for filing and service.
• Schedule depositions with attorneys, clients, witnesses, and court reporters.
• e-Filing – State and Federal.
• Manage and plan calendar of all appointments, conferences and meetings.
• Daily review and prioritization of client correspondence and communications.
• Create pleading/discovery binders, indexing and filing documents, organize and file case documents.
• Client intakes, editing contracts and handling mailings.
• Schedule conference calls and on-site/off-site meetings.
• Prepare draft engagement and confirming letters as needed.
• Prepare and submit new matters; change intakes for existing matters concerning adverse parties and billing contact and other information and collaborate as needed.
• Prepare and submit preliminary conflict checks on behalf of the Partner.
• Arrange and coordinate travel arrangements.
• Partner timesheets, expense summaries, and client bills.
• Assists with overflow work and other projects as assigned.
• Performs overflow typing, filing, or photocopying as time permits and as requested by other attorneys.
• Maintain client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential.

• Minimum of 4 yrs. of real estate, transactional, business litigation and professional liability defense experience.
• Experience with federal, state, and appellate court filing rules and procedures with a strong litigation background.
• Excellent administrative, follow-up, initiative, and organizational skills are required.
• e-Filing and calendaring experience.
• Calendaring using Compu Law, experience with iManage.
• Knowledge of preparing tables of contents and authorities.
• Excellent proofreading and writing skills, and great attention to detail.
• Excellent typing, formatting, and computer software skills needed.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, Adobe Pro and iManage or similar document management system.
• Knowledge of Compu Law, Best Authority, Kofax, and CCC Macros is a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Updated resume is required for consideration. Only Local candidates will be considered - Position does not offer relocation or visa sponsorship.