Job Description

*** PLEASE NO LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS OR GRADUATES WAITING FOR BAR RESULTS.***

Trust and Probate Litigation in Newport Beach/Irvine area seeks an experienced litigation full-time legal assistant. Our firm's goals are to maintain a collaborative, respectful and easygoing atmosphere.

To be successful in this role, you are knowledgeable about: State court filing,e-filing; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); Adobe Acrobat; and Essential Forms.

Some of the duties include:

• Court filings: Preparation (bookmarking and OCR);create and distribute both filed and service copies.

• Assist in preparing/editing various, filing and service of pleadings such as petitions, motions, notice of hearings;

• Discovery: Prepare/revise deposition subpoenas, notice to consumers; and organize production;

• Trial: Assembly of exhibits, witness binders, and appendices for depositions and court filings;

• Draft correspondence to counsel, clients and vendors on a variety of areas;

• Calendaring hearings, depositions, deadlines and maintaining the attorney’s calendar;

-File Management: creating new files, filing and closing (some heavy lifting, must be able to lift 25 lbs);

• Heavy transcription;

• Process incoming mail and scanning to the files.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Excellent time management skills, multi-tasking skills, organization, communication and interpersonal skills, detail-oriented, and being self-directed are ideal candidate qualifications.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS Experience: 4+ years of litigation experience.

Skills: Electronic filing (state court required); Calendaring; Organization Skills; Detail-Oriented; Proofreading; Multi-Tasking; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); Adobe Acrobat; and Essential Forms

Experience in litigation is preferred, but not required. This is a great learning opportunity for those who are looking for a career in litigation. Related keywords: legal assistant, paralegal, legal, legal secretary, law firm, paralegal legal assistant

We are following the state and local Covid-19 protocols. Remote interview process; Personal protective equipment provided or required Virtual meetings