Legal Practice Assistant Job Description

Summary: This Legal Practice Assistant position will responsible for litigation administrative support and case management.

Essential Job Functions:

• Formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents
• Filing briefs, pleadings and other legal documents
• Corresponding with clients
• Prepare basic form filings and similar legal documents
• Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics etc.)
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs and appendices

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, and meet short deadlines, with the ability to follow through and follow up on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Thompson’s Serengeti Tracker software experience
• Proficiency in Compulaw calendaring program
• Proficiency in Pacer and court e-filing programs
• Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem solving.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
• Experience e-filing in state and federal court

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma
• Prior litigation experience required (state and federal)
• Paralegal associates degree or other relevant certification preferred
• Ideal candidate would also have some legal assistant skills/experience (e.g., formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents, filing briefs, pleadings and other legal documents, calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, maintain pleadings and discovery indexes

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Hybrid schedule with three days in office.
• Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
• Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all CA-based job postings. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar employers. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is: $84,000 - $95,000

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