Small PI firm with offices in Pasadena and Concord seeks Mid-level Full time Litigation assistant to assist Partner - EXTREMELY BUSY LITIGATION DESK.
MUST HAVE LITIGATION EXPERIENCE - NO EXCEPTIONS.
40 hours a week
Duties:
- Phones
- Manage and maintain calendar management, billing, case management database.
- Organizes legal files and documents.
- Court filing
- Communicates with clients and opposing counsel, obtain information and prepare reports.
- Drafts routine documents and correspondence, pleadings, discovery, etc.
- Reviews, summarizes and analyzes court documents, pleadings and discovery received, client documents, medical records, etc;
- Prepares and draft responses in litigation matters and compiles responses to document requests under supervision.
- Performs administrative duties; schedules meetings, maintains calendar and travel
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and follow through on issues in a timely manner.
- Assist with trial prep
- Ability to work within a team
Qualifications
- Some college. - College degree preferred.
- 3 + years LEGAL and Litigation office experience required. - Personal injury experience required.
Knowledge & Skills
- Detail‐oriented; proficiency in establishing and maintaining client files
- High degree of personal integrity, discretion and confidentiality
- Excellent secretarial, clerical, writing and editing skills, and strong organizational skills essential to the overall performance of this position
- Knowledge and competence with personal computer to include multiple data bases, Excel, Power Point, and MS Word.
- Ability to work independently, accurately, and efficiently
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- Strong decision making and problem solving skills
- This position requires self‐direction, ability to prioritize and excellent organizational abilities
- Ability to deal with clients and opposing counsel in a courteous and professional manner
- Ability to research and interpret legal procedures, statutes and regulations
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance