Our client with a legal team that has more than 100 years of combined experience handling personal injury claims and cases in employment law is actively seeking to add a Legal Assistant, experienced in Plaintiff P.I. - Litigation Department to their well recognized team.
Our client has extensive experience with personal injury cases in California, and have helped recover more than $100 million in settlements and case awards, with a team of highly experienced trial lawyers that handle a broad range of cases from personal injury to employment to consumer fraud.
If you are ready to join an impressive team where “Excellence | Commitment | Results” encapsulates the Firm's beliefs and ideals, please apply for immediate consideration.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Experience in personal injury claims or personal injury litigation
- MUST be Bilingual Spanish
- Draft correspondence and notices to be sent to opposing counsel and clients
- Review, draft and finalize pleadings (summons, complaints, motion papers, brief reports, trial documents etc.)
- Propounding and responding to discovery.
- Coordinating and confirming service of process for all necessary documents throughout case.
- Maintain and manage attorney calendar.
- Send notices to all parties and schedule court reporters for depositions.
- Scheduling and calendaring appointments, hearings, and court dates from inception of the case through trial, depositions (with clients, court reporters/videographers, interpreters, etc.)
- Prepare and finalize subpoenas.
- Review mail and keep proof of service current.
- Responsible for editing, organizing and filing/indexing all trial documents (motions, exhibit lists, witness lists, jury instructions, verdict forms, trial briefs, etc.)
- Assists Paralegal
Qualifications:
- MUST be Bilingual Spanish
- Client Confidentiality
- Legal Administration Skills
- Organized
- Attention to detail
- Dependable
- Work well with a team
Salary: $17 - $23 per hour, DOE
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance