Legal Assistant Paralegal

Company Description

The Kindley Firm, APC, is a boutique law firm specializing in personal injury and elder abuse litigation. We pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients. Our caring and attention to detail consistently yields phenomenal results for our clients.

Job Title:

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Location:

275 West Market Street, San Diego, CA

Rate of Pay: DOE

Downtown San Diego Personal Injury Law Firm is seeking candidates with 2-7 years experience to fill a Legal Assistant/Paralegal position.

We are looking for someone to join our team that has experience with a firm that is heavy on litigation and that has experience with personal injury. The perfect person who would fit our team would be extremely self-sufficient, motivated, able to draft pleadings and discovery for attorneys, draft demand letters, prepare and follow up on medical records requests, know the ins and outs of preparing for trial, and be a pleasant person to be around.

Experience/Skills

Excellent grammatical and spelling skills

Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Adobe Acrobat Pro, West Law, Dropbox, and Lexis Nexis

Knowledge of calendaring and deadlines (discovery, motions, subpoenas, trial deadlines, etc.)

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Able to manage priorities and workflow

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others

Attention to detail

Knowledge of court deadlines

Office Management

Duties

Compose, draft, and edit documents in accordance with the Firm's standards

Prepare drafts of pleadings

Prepare drafts of discovery requests and responses

Prepare correspondence

Coordinate with the court for setting a variety of different hearings

Maintain records logs, including by monitoring informal discovery, document requests, and document productions

Organize and prepare exhibits for correspondence and filings

Assist with document review/summarization/deposition summaries

Prepare attorneys for conferences, depositions, hearings, and mediation

Manage scheduling and the attorneys’ calendars

Trial preparation

If you would like to apply for this position, please send us your resume, your Linked In profile (if you have one), salary requirements, and why you think you’d be a good fit for this job to the email associated with this posting.