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Litigation Legal Assistant Jobs in Los Angeles, CA at D3 Search
Title: Litigation Legal Assistant
Company: D3 Search
Location: Los Angeles, CA
D3 Search is actively seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant on behalf of a highly respected CA-based regional law practice with its headquartered office in Los Angeles, CA (90071).
Position Title:
Litigation Legal Assistant
- Note: Law firm employer is seeking a prospective candidate possessing a background supporting litigation & public law attorneys in either a law firm or corporate legal dept. setting.
Location/Map:
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Employment Status:
Full-time/direct-hire employment. 37.5-hour week. Non-exempt role (OT in accordance w/ CA laws).
Employer Work Model:
Hybrid work model.
- Important Note: The firm offers a tiered hybrid work model – fully onsite for the first 30 days, 4 days in/1 day remote for the next 30 days and then transitioning to 3 days in/2 days remote after six (6) months.
Position Summary:
The Litigation Legal Assistant will support four or more attorneys (shareholders & senior attorneys) in a legal secretarial/executive assistant capacity. The Litigation Legal Assistant provides a wide range of legal, administrative, and document processing services in the public law & litigation practice departments.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manages phone lines for supported attorneys, fielding calls, scheduling and initiating conference calls and conveying messages as necessary. Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, courts, and liaisons.
- Prepares agendas, reports and other legal documents.
- Processes time entry, opens new matters, drafts engagement letters and audits responses
- Makes reservations, processes reimbursement expenses, maintains calendar, collates information and other administrative duties, as needed by the department
- Conducts research
- Maintains legal files (both paper & electronic), organize and file documents in designated order, as well as prepare, keyboard, enter, proofread and process legal and administrative correspondence.
- Manages document deliveries and tracks final executed documentation
- Collaborates with team members, providing assistance when time permits
Skills & Competencies:
- Familiarity with the practice of litigation/public entity law.
- Possess substantive Federal & State e-filing experience. Appellate experience is a plus.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as document management and other office technologies.
- Strong ability to maintain high standards of professionalism, including the ability to maintain confidentiality (both client and internal), use good judgment and anticipate needs of attorneys with high volume practices.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to manage time effectively.
- Positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills and the ability to collaborate well as a team.
Qualifications & Prior Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience is preferred
- Prior experience working in a business law practice with exposure to litigation & public law areas.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as document management and other office technologies and experience with e-filing
- Exceptional computer skills with the ability to learn new software applications quickly
- Knowledge of DocuSign is preferred
Annual Compensation/Salary& Benefits:
Salary range is up to 105K (DOE/DOQ) and the law firm (employer) offers a comprehensive & robust benefits package, 401K, generous PTO, annual reviews, lucrative bonuses, and career growth opportunities, etc.
If interested in this Litigation Legal Assistant role with this highly respected CA-based regional law practice with its headquartered office in Los Angeles CA (90071), and you meet the above qualifications/requirements, please contact the following D3 rep.:
Domenic Ferrante ~ D3 Search
[email protected] | ☎️ 213-785-2485
www.d3search.com
D3 Legal Search, LLC (aka D3 Search) and its clients are equal opportunity employers. Pursuant to local ordinances, we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
