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Infinity Law Group LLP

Legal Secretary

Lafayette, CA · On-site +1

$80K/yr

In this role, you'll prepare a variety of legal documents, manage correspondence, assist with ... to a hybrid or fully remote arrangement for the right candidate, depending on experience ...

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

$76K - $95K/yr

S. location on the West Coast, ideally near our growing Seattle office, as either a fully remote position or hybrid with three in-office days per week. Position Summary The Legal Research Training ...

Earthjustice

Legal Operations Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

The Legal Operations Manager reports to the Director of Legal Operations & Innovation and is ... This position can be remote from the contiguous US (including states we have offices in) or hybrid.

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Remote Defense Litigation Legal Assistant - CA & Fed Filing

Steffan & Co. Incorporated

Los Angeles, CA • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

This job post has expired 3 days ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

Job description

Remote Defense Litigation Defense Legal Assistant – Secretary You must live in Texas and be willing to work in CA (PDT) hours. You must have solid e-Filing experience with California and Federal Courts. You must have solid experience with iManage Hours can be 8:30-5 or 9-5:30 PDT, with paid overtime. Solid tenure is key to success with this firm. Please have 3+ years of defense litigation, NOT PLAINTIFF litigation.

Lemon law and Insurance Defense litigation experience are highly desired but not required. $65,000-$80,000, depending on location, legal experience, and education. The firm offers outstanding benefits and a discretionary bonus in July 2027. You will work with a dynamic group of 5-7 well-respected litigation defense associates and partners who are in Los Angeles, CA. This fast-paced, busy position has substantive work, a fantastic manager, incredibly helpful staff, and great attorneys.

Why this assignment works with 5-7 timekeepers: Legal Secretaries are not entering docketing. Legal Secretaries are not doing the shells; the word-processing team handles them. Legal Secretaries do not handle copying or production; the services team handles it. Most attorneys enter their own time, but there are exceptions. This firm has one of the world's most robust integrated legal practices, with 45 offices worldwide. The firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services worldwide.

The firm seeks a Legal Assistant/Secretary to join its Defense Litigation Practice Group. You will support 5-7 attorneys who work in the firm's LA office. Please have 3+ years of experience as a legal secretary, legal assistant, or paralegal in defense litigation or lemon law defense litigation at a law firm. This job will also work in other litigation practice groups and corporate law.

Essential duties and responsibilities: Draft, revise, and format legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, and e-mail Perform administrative tasks such as preparing expense reports, check requests, client invoices, and time entries, as requested E-filing in the State (CA) and Federal courts Maintaining and managing client files Maintaining attorneys' calendars and scheduling appointments Initiating communication and responding to client inquiries Coordinating client meetings, travel arrangements (domestic and international), and conferences Performing general administrative tasks of filing, mailing, answering phone calls, and greeting clients Working cooperatively with staff, paralegals, and lawyers Maintaining proficiency with office procedures and staying current with Firm technology Required Qualifications: A High School Diploma is required; college preferred 3+ years of Defense litigation, lemon law defense litigation, or general defense litigation experience as a legal assistant, legal secretary, or paralegal. NO PLAINTIFF Litigation, PLEASE You must have experience with iManage Ability to handle a busy desk, multitask, and remain focused 50-60 wpm typing Solid e-Filing experience in CA and federal courts is required Computer proficiency in Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

Basic technological and research skills. 37.5-hour workweek, paid overtime, very stable and growing, fantastic healthcare benefits, dental, vision, STD, LTD, 20 days PTO, ten holidays, discretionary bonus, and 401k discretionary contribution, and a happy and diverse firm culture, no matter whether you are remote or onsite We help stars find their place in the universe.

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