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Downtown San Diego Personal Injury & Elder Abuse Law Firm is seeking candidates with 2-7 years of legal experience to fill a Legal Secretary/Paralegal position.
We are looking for someone to join our team that has significant litigation experience (personal injury litigation would be a plus). The perfect person who would fit our team would be extremely self-sufficient, motivated, able to draft pleadings and discovery for attorneys, draft demand letters, know the ins and outs of preparing for trial, and be a pleasant person to be around.
Experience/Skills
Excellent grammatical and spelling skills
Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Adobe Acrobat Pro, WestLaw, Drop box, and LexisNexis
Knowledge of calendaring and deadlines (discovery, motions, subpoenas, trial deadlines, etc.)
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Able to manage priorities and workflow
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others
Attention to detail
Knowledge of court deadlines
Duties
Compose, draft, and edit documents in accordance with the Firm's standards
Prepare drafts of pleadings
Prepare drafts of discovery requests and responses
Prepare correspondence
Coordinate with the court for setting a variety of different hearings
Maintain records logs, including by monitoring informal discovery, document requests, and document productions
Organize and prepare exhibits for correspondence and filings
Assist with document review/summarization/deposition summaries
Prepare attorneys for conferences, depositions, hearings, and mediation
Manage scheduling and the attorneys’ calendars
Trial preparation
If you would like to apply for this position, please send your resume, your LinkedIn profile (if you have one), salary requirements, and why you think you’d be a good fit for this job to the email associated with this posting.
Job Type: Full-time, in office
Work Location: In person at our office downtown