Bankruptcy Legal Administrative Assistant

Dinsmore-; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Dinsmore is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant for our San Diego, CA office to support the Bankruptcy practice group. The role focuses on drafting correspondence, filing pleadings, calendaring deadlines, and handling travel and expense reporting.

Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of bankruptcy support experience, strong MS Office skills, and a proven ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of bankruptcy support experience.
• Strong experience calendaring deadlines.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and strong editing/writing skills.
• Understanding of bankruptcy processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Draft correspondence, edit and file pleadings with state and federal courts, schedule depositions, maintain attorney calendars and files.
• Make travel arrangements, create and maintain accurate expense reports and time entries.
• Review and edit pre-bills and perform other administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Bankruptcy support

Calendaring deadlines

Attention to detail

Time management

Writing & proofreading

Organizational skills

Team player

Independent worker

Adaptability

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office Suite

Word editing

Document management systems

Timekeeping software

ECF

PACER

Job description

Dinsmore is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant at our San Diego, CA location to join the Bankruptcy practice group.

Responsibilities

• Drafting correspondence, editing and filing pleadings with state and federal courts, scheduling depositions, maintaining attorney calendars and files, making travel arrangements, creating and maintaining accurate expense reports and time entry, reviewing and editing of pre-bills, and other administrative duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with bankruptcy support
• Strong experience calendaring deadlines
• The ideal candidate will be highly skilled, detail oriented, and flexible
• Working knowledge and understanding of bankruptcy processes and procedures
• Filing/e-filing experience in state and federal courts, ECF, and Pacer
• Experience using attorney timekeeping software and document management systems
• Must have experience and proficiency using MS Office Suite
• Strong experience editing complex Word documents
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and have the ability to prioritize a busy workload
• Excellent writing, grammar, proofreading skills, and meticulous attention to detail
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Proven success as a positive team player, as well as an independent worker
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are required

Salary

• Up to 98k