Legal Secretary/Paralegal

Job Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Legal Secretary/Paralegal to join our dedicated law firm. The ideal candidate will be proactive, highly organized, and possess strong attention to detail.

Ideal candidate will help principal attorney to draft motion papers, complaints, discovery, and with filing in state and federal courts. Prefer someone with experience in filing using OneLegal.

Duties

• Prepare, review, and manage legal documents such as pleadings, discovery, and correspondence.
• Assist lead attorney with case management by organizing files, maintaining case calendars, and tracking deadlines to ensure timely submissions.
• Perform proofreading to guarantee accuracy
• Prepare dictated emails and correspondence
• Drafting correspondence and legal forms
• Preparing and formatting legal documents
• Checking case citations
• Familiar with how to file in state and federal courts, using OneLegal
• Familiar with local rules
• Manage data entry tasks related to case files and court filings while ensuring meticulous record-keeping.
• Gathering documents for answering discovery
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information while adhering to firm policies on document handling and data security.
• Good with Microsoft word and Excel
• Work with lead attorney primarily on Zoom

Experience

• Paralegal experience or legal administrative experience supporting multiple practice areas is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills coupled with excellent proofreading and writing skills are necessary for success.
• Experience handling clerical tasks such as filing, data entry, transcription, and maintaining legal files is expected.

This is a primarily remote position. Expected to come into Rancho Palos Verdes office once or twice a month to organize filings and papers.

Pay: $28.00 - $31.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275