Litigation Legal Assistant

Seeking a dynamic, experienced Legal Assistant to provide litigation support to a stellar legal team.

As a Legal Assistant, your outstanding administrative skills will enable you to perform a wide range of secretarial duties and confidential tasks in a fast-paced environment. Your strong interpersonal skills will serve as you interface with clients, attorneys and staff.

• Prepare, organize, and create complex legal documents and forms;
• Assist with and prepare electronic court filings; knowledge of state and federal courts;
• Assist attorneys with conflicts checks and opening new matters;
• Prepare TOCs/TOAs; exhibits, binders, and other legal documentation;
• Demonstrate excellent understanding of formatting and styles, redlining and other proofreading skills;
• Determine docket/calendar dates from court documents and correspondence and enter into Firm’s calendaring software;
• Establish and maintain paper and electronic client and administrative files;
• Answer and roll calls, schedule appointments and meetings, maintain attorneys’ calendars, handle e-mail distributions/incoming and outgoing mail, updating contact information;
• Work closely with Accounting to prepare expense reports and monthly bills (from pre-edits, to processing final bills);
• Assist attorneys and paralegals in preparing for hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials;
• Assist with overflow/special projects; contribute to the office and firm-wide team objectives;
• Provide general back up support to the office and other departments as required;
• Coordinate couriers and other special functions internally and externally.

• Excellent administrative, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills;
• Discretion and able to maintain confidences;
• Ability to work independently and prioritize workload activities for multiple attorneys;
• Ability to remain calm in deadline-driven and high-pressure situations;
• Effective communication skills with a diverse audience including attorneys, clients, staff and vendors;
• Sound judgement, ability to anticipate/identify/analyze problems and challenges and recommend/implement solutions;
• Maintain and nurture a positive attitude and workplace environment;
• Have a strong sense of urgency and commitment to meeting internal and external expectations.

• 5+ years of litigation experience in a large to medium size law firm;
• High school diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree preferred;
• Strong knowledge of California and Federal court procedures and rules;
• Experience with docketing software such as Compu Law or Milana preferred;
• Electronic calendaring skills required;
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Superior proofreading, editing, and redlining skills;