Job Details

A bit about us:

A midsized California law firm has an open position for experienced litigation legal secretary to join their Los Angeles offices. Our client has multiple office locations across California and specializes in defending businesses and individuals in complex general liability, professional liability, labor and employment, class actions and insurance defense claims. We are seeking candidates with 5 years of recent civil defense experience.

The incoming legal secretary will join a busy civil litigation support to a collaborative team of partners, senior attorneys, and associates in ongoing and pending litigation and trial matters. Core job responsibilities include:

• Editing and finalizing legal documents, letters, and reports
• Calendaring via Outlook
• Filing with state and federal courts (including e-filing)
• General administrative duties such as answering phones, preparing expense reports, travel arrangements, and managing attorneys' schedules
• Manage work for multiple cases and multiple attorneys
• Preparing TOAs and TOCs in Word
• Preparing legal documents including motions (MSJs), discovery, pleadings and judicial council forms

This is a full-time position with a competitive base salary (overtime eligible), 100% firm paid benefits, annual bonuses and raises, hybrid work schedule, and significant opportunities for advancement in a growing reputable firm. Please apply directly to this post or contact Ken Clarke at ...@jobot.com or (949) ###-#### (call or text) with a copy of your resume for a detailed overview!

Why join us?

• Reputable California Firm Recognized as Top Place to Work!

• Competitive Base Compensation & Bonus Structure

• Collaborative Team of Paralegals and Legal Assistants

• Hybrid Work Schedule

• Respectful Culture with Opportunities to Grow

• 100% Firm Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

• Merit-Based Bonuses

Job Details

We are seeking candidates with at least 4 years of recent civil defense experience. Minimum requirements include:

• Comprehensive understanding of state and federal court filing protocols and e-filing platforms
• Demonstrated ability to create and format Tables of Authorities and Tables of Contents in Word
• Extensive experience drafting litigation documents including Motions for Summary Judgment, discovery materials, pleadings, and judicial council forms.
• Experience with specialized legal platforms preferred (iManage, Coyote Analytics, Westlaw, PACER)
• Superior multitasking abilities and project management skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and efficiency in execution
• Eagerness to expand skill set and embrace additional responsibilities
• Strong professional work ethic

Please apply directly to this post or contact Ken Clarke (...@jobot.com or (949) ###-####) for more specifics.

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