Dynamic Legal Assistant - Litigation & Corporate (LA)

Matura Farrington, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Matura Farrington, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a legal assistant to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across Litigation and Corporate practices.

This position acts as primary coverage during planned or unplanned absences of dedicated legal assistants, while also managing general office workflow, document preparation, and special project needs. Responsibilities include coordinating calendar and travel, drafting and editing legal documents, handling billing records,

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of direct legal assistant experience.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; specialized administrative/paralegal coursework preferred.
• Technical: 70+ WPM typing; advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Outlook); familiarity with document management systems (e.g., iManage) and e-filing portals.

Responsibilities

• Provide seamless administrative coverage for assigned legal teams during leaves of absence, managing phone screens, mail processing, calendar tracking, and travel arrangements.
• Draft, format, edit, and proofread legal documents—including leases, contracts, pleadings, briefs, and discovery—ensuring high precision in legal syntax, formatting, and grammar.
• Manage time entry, process billing invoices, submit expense reports, open new client matters, and assemble closing binders.
• Coordinate court filings, execute e-filings, maintain docketing schedules, format trial notebooks/exhibits, schedule depositions, track deadlines, and organize process service or expert witness logistics.
• Organize physical and electronic files in accordance with organizational record retention policies.

Skills

Typing speed 70+ WPM

MS Office proficiency

iManage familiarity

e-filing portals

Attention to detail

Time management under deadlines

Strong written/verbal communication

Client confidentiality

Education

High school diploma

Paralegal coursework preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

iManage

Job description

Matura Farrington, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a legal assistant to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across Litigation and Corporate practices.

This position acts as primary coverage during planned or unplanned absences of dedicated legal assistants, while also managing general office workflow, document preparation, and special project needs. Responsibilities include coordinating calendar and travel, drafting and editing legal documents, handling billing records,