Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm has an immediate opening for a full-time Legal Assistant in our Los Angeles, CA office. The individual in this role will assist attorneys defending civil defense litigation matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm. Significant experience assisting a civil trial attorney preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Under attorney direction drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, letters and other documents as necessary.
• Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
• Schedules depositions, hearings, appointments, and any other legal proceedings necessary for attorneys.
• Ensures organization of files including opening, closing, management and maintenance of files.
• Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement. Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to case.
• Assists attorneys with time entry on billing software.
• Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information as needed. Issues subpoenas as needed.
• E-files documents using state and federal court databases.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense litigation, preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
• Strong working knowledge of area of specialization preferred (general liability and/or insurance defense).
• California State filing including E-Filing experience required. Federal E-Filing experience using PACER a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Power Point and Outlook, and Excel required.
• Requires critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Seeking someone who is a team player.
• High School Diploma or its equivalent.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.

Working Conditions

This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

Benefits

Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.

For immediate consideration for this opportunity, qualified candidates should forward their resume. Compensation commensurate with experience. QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.