Are you Litigation Assistant seeking to develop your litigation skills with hands-on mentorship and direct partnership with attorneys?
A growing, high-end, litigation firm in Newport Beach is seeking a Litigation Assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of civil litigation experience here in California. This firm practices in complex areas such as real estate, employment, business, and commercial litigation. They will teach their practice areas.
This litigation assistant will help with critical factor in running the practice, including:
- filing and serving legal documents (with CA state and federal courts)
- docketing litigation deadlines
- preparing for trial
- formatting pleadings and discovery shells
- corresponding with clients regarding case updates
pay is contingent upon fluency/experience with the duties above
Litigation Assistants with experience in small firms will do best because they know the importance of wearing many hats.
Because of their small size, this firm affords more opportunity for growth and training. The last paralegal they hired went to law school and is now an attorney with the firm.
- 1+ years of substantive civil litigation experience in CA
- Fluency in filing and serving legal documents - please do not apply without knowing how to electronically file and serve documents
- Knowledge of CA civil codes & procedures (litigation deadlines, how to call the court, pleading formatting rules, etc.)
- Willingness to speak with clients over the phone and assist with administrative tasks (such as getting payments out to vendors)
- Ability to commute on-site daily (sorry, no remote work at this time)
Ready to apply? Send your resume directly to Melanie.Kent at roberthalf dotcom with "Newport Beach Litigation Assistant" as the subject line. This firm will hire fast.