Legal Assistant for Civil Litigation Defense Firm

Our fast growing firm has an opening for a litigation secretary in our Woodland Hills office to assist 2-3 attorneys with day to day legal assistant tasks.

We are a nearly paperless office and legal assistants are expected to have a comprehensive background on the Microsoft Suites, PDF software, as well as a general background on interfacing with the Windows operating system and a computer.

Your day to day tasks will include:

• Drafting correspondences and notices to opposing counsel, clients, and/or court officials
• Reviewing, editing, and finalizing legal documents including formatting discovery and pleadings
• E-filing necessary documents (Our firm utilizes primarily One Legal)
• Coordinating Appointments, motion hearings, expert and client meets, and depositions
• Calendaring pertinent dates for cases (Calendaring experience is required)
• Reviewing and analyzing documents on a daily basis for insurance defense cases to ensure that deadlines are met

Additional experience with the following is preferred:

• Type, draft, edit, and finalize pleadings, i.e., complaints, answers, demurrers, motion papers, brief reports, etc. Locate and compile all exhibits necessary in support of motions.
• Prepare and finalize table of contents and table of authorities for motions.
• Proficient in Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) and PACER systems with District
• Courts, Federal Courts, Bankruptcy Courts and Appellate Courts and knowledgeable of aforementioned Courts' local rules and protocols.

Above all our goal is to refine your skills as a legal assistant to benefit both your future and the firm's work product.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person