Legal Assistant

National law firm has an immediate opening for a skilled and experienced legal assistant in civil litigation in its Aliso Viejo office. Qualified candidates must have 3 years of relevant experience in a legal assistant position in defense litigation. This position is hybrid and will require you to come into the office. Therefore, you must live in the greater Orange County area - no exceptions.

Skills and Responsibilities, include but are not limited to the following :

• e-filing experience in California, both State and Federal court
• Familiar with civil, arbitration procedures / filings
• Maintain attorneys calendar by planning and scheduling meetings, depositions, mediations, teleconferences, and travel
• Have the ability to communicate with outside law firms to schedule depositions and other meetings as needed
• Proof and finalize correspondence, pleadings, discovery, motions, and prepare routine shell macros
• Ability to prepare and file pleading documents and discovery documents while consulting with the attorney
• Be able to open and close legal files
• Handle general correspondence between outside law firms, clients, and insurance carriers
• Heavy document management organizational skills
• Record and track deadlines through docketing and calendar system
• Assist multiple attorneys
• Trial preparation

Requirements

Benefits include :

Recruiters - Please do not contact us as we are not using external recruiters to fill this position at this time.

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