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 at our San Diego, CA location to join the Bankruptcy practice group. The role supports attorneys with drafting correspondence, filing pleadings, calendaring deadlines, and time entry while managing travel and expenses.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of bankruptcy support experience and strong Word/Office skills. This position requires meticulous attention to detail, excellent writing, and the ability to prioritize a busy workload in

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of bankruptcy support experience.
• Strong calendaring of deadlines and time entry.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and complex Word documents.
• Filing/e-filing in state and federal courts; familiar with ECF/Pacer.
• Excellent writing, proofreading and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Drafting correspondence and editing, filing pleadings with courts.
• Schedule depositions and maintain attorney calendars and files.
• Make travel arrangements and manage expense reports and time entries.

Skills

Bankruptcy support

MS Office

Word document editing

Calendar management

Time entry

Filing/e-filing

ECF/Pacer

Travel arrangements

Tools

Attorney timekeeping software

Document management systems

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