Legal Assistant

We’re hiring an experienced Temporary Legal Assistant to support our Real Estate Litigation and Transactions teams in our Irvine, Orange County office. This is a great opportunity for a highly organized, detail-oriented legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable balancing both litigation and transactional support. If you bring precision, responsiveness, and a proactive mindset to your work, we’d love to connect.

You’ll play a key role supporting attorneys handling a mix of real estate litigation matters and transactional work. The ideal candidate is confident managing deadlines, drafting and filing court documents, and providing seamless administrative and substantive support across practice areas.

• Initiate and file new cases, including drafting summonses, civil case cover sheets, complaints, and related documents
• Coordinate service of process with third-party vendors for new matters
• Draft, file, and serve Case Management Conference statements and proofs of service
• Prepare and serve discovery requests; finalize discovery responses and verifications
• Assist with Motions for Summary Judgment, including shells, final review, signatures, filing, and service
• Draft and prepare requests for service by publication, supporting declarations, and proposed orders
• Coordinate with publication companies and file proofs of service
• Draft and prepare requests for entry of default and default judgment
• Draft requests for court judgment, supporting declarations, and proposed orders
• Draft and finalize writs and coordinate filing and service
• Draft and file lis pendens and coordinate service
• Prepare requests and orders for remote court appearances
• Submit pleadings for calendaring and track litigation deadlines
• Maintain case files and ensure documents are properly saved and organized
• Open new client matters and prepare engagement agreements for internal processing
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely matter setup
• Send weekly calendar and deadline reminder emails to Partners
• Monitor non-litigation deadlines and collaborate with the calendar team to keep matters on track
• Proofread leases, purchase and sale agreements, and related transactional documents
• Receive, review, and process incoming mail for attorneys
• Maintain case status charts for clients with multiple real estate matters
• Review, revise, finalize, and send correspondence to opposing parties and other stakeholders
• Prepare documents for electronic signature by clients, opposing counsel, buyers, sellers, and other parties

• Significant experience supporting attorneys in real estate litigation and/or civil litigation; transactional experience a plus
• Strong knowledge of California court filing procedures and litigation workflows
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and support multiple attorneys
• Proficiency with legal calendaring, document management, and e-filing systems

This is a temporary, non-exempt position expected to last for a limited duration based on business needs. Employment is at-will and may be terminated by either the Firm or the employee at any time, with or without cause or notice. This position is eligible for paid sick leave in accordance with California law but is not eligible for other Firm-sponsored benefits.

Competitive hourly compensation, commensurate with experience. A pay range will be provided in accordance with California pay transparency requirements. Anticipated pay range: $40-50/hr if your compensation expectations are outside this range, we still encourage you to apply.

If you’re an experienced legal assistant looking to make an immediate impact while supporting sophisticated real estate matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Procopio is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Procopio Rises Above and has made a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion; we condemn the discrimination of applicants by race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.