Legal Assistant (Santa Monica, CA)

Legal Assistant (Santa Monica, CA)

18 Feb 2024
California, Los angeles 00000 Los angeles USA

Legal Assistant (Santa Monica, CA)

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An established law firm has an immediate opening in its Santa Monica office for a motivated Legal Assistant with at least five years of civil litigation experience who does well in a fast-paced environment and has strong project management and communication skills. Position will support a busy civil litigation practice and involve numerous court filings and extensive email communications. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Preparing documents, including correspondence, memos, court forms, pleadings, and transcription of dictation;

(2) Preparing court filings (including electronic filings) and arranging and tracking court filings and service of process;

(3) Legal calendaring;

(4) Coordinating depositions, hearings, trials and meetings as needed;

(5) Interacting with court personnel (both State and Federal) throughout California;

(6) Communicating with clients and other attorneys or their staff as requested;

(7) Generally assisting up to three attorneys in all areas of their diverse practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must have: (1) at least five years of relevant experience as a legal assistant, with experience in civil/real estate litigation, and landlord/tenant experience preferred; (2) proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook and willingness to learn or knowledge of Essential Forms, Worldox, Big Hand and PowerPoint; (3) effective communication and sound judgment skills; (4) knowledge of state and federal court procedures and experience e-filing documents; (5) outstanding interpersonal skills; (6) excellent organizational, time management and project management skills with an ability to learn and adapt to existing procedures; and (7) ability to keep confidential any information, observations, or viewpoints regarding business of the firm and its clients.

Compensation: commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY:

Please submit resumes and salary requirements to careers@pahl-mccay.com.

The firm is not accepting resumes or referrals from agencies. If you are a recruiter, search firm, or employment agency, you will not be compensated in any way for your referral of a candidate even if the firm hires the candidate.

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