Legal Assistant Paralegal

Legal Assistant / Paralegal Job Specification

Location: (Downtown) San Diego, CA 92101

Job Summary:

Legal Assistant will provide administrative support to founding attorney and one associate in a faced paced high volume criminal defense law firm in downtown San Diego.

Qualifications and Skills:
San Diego based Criminal defense firm is looking for the right candidate to join and grow with the firm. The firm’s first priority is customer service and client satisfaction.

The right candidate must be dependable, a self-starter, strong attention to detail, computer savvy, works efficiently, able to work with minimal supervision, and think outside the box. Prior Criminal law office experience required – 2 years minimum, and knowledge of both state and federal court filings.

Responsibilities and Duties:

-Client management (able to interact and maintain open line of communication)
-Bilingual (Spanish/English) -proficient in speaking, reading and writing
-Court Calendaring
-Type correspondence and legal motions on pleading paper in Word
-Create and maintain case file from beginning to end
-Review discovery, court documents, and draft pleadings
-Index and organize discovery from CDs and hard drives
-Professional demeanor/Personal skills: speaking with clerks, DA's, CA's, DMV officers, bail agents, etc.
-Answering phones with detailed messages, Scanning, and filing
-Office organization
-Microsoft Office proficiency

Pay Range: $25-$35/hr DOE

Health Insurance after probationary period (90 days)

Paid Parking

Experience:

• Legal Assistant: minimum of 2 years (Required)

Language:

• English / *Spanish a plus