Legal / Paralegal **Urgent**

Job Description Legal Assistant - TalentZök

Immediate opening for a Legal Assistant in Irvine, CA who possesses:

• 2 to 5 years of experience working as a Legal Assistant, preferably within litigation, personal injury, or medical malpractice law
• We are seeking a Legal Assistant to support a small, established medical malpractice law firm in Irvine. This permanent, hybrid role is responsible for providing legal and administrative support to attorneys handling complex medical malpractice cases, including case management, document preparation, client communication, medical record organization, discovery support, deadline tracking, and litigation support. The ideal candidate will have legal assistant experience within litigation, personal injury, or medical malpractice law, strong discovery experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy boutique firm environment.

Providing legal and administrative support to attorneys and litigation staff

Managing and maintaining organized case files, documents, and client records

Preparing correspondence, pleadings, discovery documents, and other legal materials

Assisting with filing, service, and tracking of legal documents and deadlines

Communicating professionally with clients, medical providers, opposing counsel, insurance companies, and outside parties

Requesting, organizing, and maintaining medical records, medical bills, expert reports, and case documentation

Organizing exhibits and trial-related materials

Conducting basic legal research and assisting with case-related projects as needed

Providing general office support in a small, team-oriented law firm environment

Supporting case responsibilities from intake through litigation

2+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant required

• 2 to 5 years of Legal Assistant experience preferred
• Litigation experience preferred
• Personal injury or medical malpractice law experience preferred
• Medical malpractice experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of California litigation procedures and court filing requirements preferred
• Strong understanding of legal terminology and litigation processes
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required
• Microsoft Word and Outlook experience required
• Legal case management software experience preferred
• Professional demeanor with the ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to communicate professionally with clients, attorneys, medical providers, opposing counsel, insurance companies, and outside parties
• Ability to work closely with attorneys in a small boutique law firm environment
• Ability to work Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Ability to support a full-time, permanent opportunity
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods while reviewing legal documents, discovery materials, medical records, case files, pleadings, correspondence, and court-related documents

Ability to communicate by phone, email, video meeting, and in person throughout the workday

Ability to review detailed case documentation, legal filings, medical records, calendars, deadlines, emails, and computer screens for extended periods

Ability to use hands and fingers for typing, data entry, filing, scanning, documentation, calendaring, and standard office tasks

Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the office as needed

Ability to occasionally lift, carry, or move standard office files, legal documents, binders, records, or small office materials

For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your resume to View email address on us.fitly.work as our competitors are scaling back and laying off staff, Simply Biotech is expanding to new markets and hiring additional staff in existing offices.