Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

Job Snapshot

• Location: San Diego, CA | Hybrid (minimum 2 days/week in-office; 3 days/week during onboarding and training)

• Pay: $85,000 - $95,000/year

• Shift/Schedule: Full-time, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Employment Type: Permanent Placement

• Work Type: Full-time

• Experience Level: Mid Level

Opportunity Summary

Join a fast-paced employment litigation practice where you'll provide high-level administrative and litigation support to a team of attorneys and paralegals. This is a chance to become an integral part of a collaborative, boutique-style legal team , taking ownership of case progression and court filings rather than being one voice among a large support staff. You'll build hands-on expertise across every phase of California litigation, from filing to trial preparation, in a role where your organization and follow-through directly keep cases moving.
Responsibilities

• Finalize and electronically file documents in California state and federal courts (including PACER, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties) in compliance with applicable rules.
• Maintain a manual docketing system to calculate, calendar, and track court deadlines, hearings, trials, and depositions.
• Draft, format, and proofread pleadings, motions, discovery, and correspondence, including tables of contents and authorities.
• Create and maintain electronic case folders, scanning and organizing documents according to firm naming protocols.
• Schedule hearings, depositions, mediations, and client meetings while maintaining accurate attorney and paralegal calendars.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a litigation environment; California experience required.
• Working knowledge of California and federal court procedures, including manual docketing.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred

• Experience at a small to mid-size (boutique) law firm.
• Experience working with NetDocuments.
• Strong proofreading and grammar skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Why Join Us

• Direct hire placement with a collaborative litigation team.
• Annual discretionary performance-based bonus eligibility.
• Robust benefits package , including medical and dental coverage, paid time off, and 401(k) with company match.
• Hands-on training and support from experienced litigation paralegals.
• Stable, full-time schedule with a defined hybrid structure.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off

The benefits listed above are placeholders that must be updated based on the client's actual benefits information.

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