Legal Assistant
On-siteLos Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
Draft letters, discovery responses, and pleading shells while editing legal documents and reports into prescribed forms. Create tables of contents and authorities, file records and correspondence, and manage various administrative tasks including scanning, faxing, and copying. Schedule appointments, screen calls, and coordinate depositions and court reporters. Maintain complete knowledge of court rules for filing and serving documents in state, federal, and appellate courts. Types timesheets for accounting purposes and assists with trial preparation. Requires two years' experience as a litigation secretary with proficiency in MS Office and legal software such as iManage and LawTime.
Required Qualifications
- minimum of two years' experience as a secretary in a law firm practicing Litigation/Labor & Employment
- knowledge of legal terminology and the legal process
- excellent clerical skills
- knowledge of grammar, spelling and punctuation
- proficiency in the use of MS Office
- knowledgeable in other related software, including but not limited to: iManage, Best Authority, Adobe, LawTime, etc.
- complete knowledge of court rules in state, federal, and appellate courts in connection with filing of various pleading documents
- familiar with filing and serving document time constraints for both federal and state courts
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