Hybrid Legal Practice Coordinator

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Diego, California, seeks a Legal Practice Coordinator to provide primary legal secretarial and administrative support for both litigation and transactional practices. You will manage filings, calendars, matter administration, and communication with attorneys and clients in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in legal secretarial or practice coordination, with expertise in court filings, calendaring,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five+ years of legal secretarial or practice coordination experience supporting litigation attorneys.
• Experience with court filings, litigation calendaring and preparation of pleadings and discovery materials.

Responsibilities

• Draft, format, revise, proofread, and finalize pleadings and other legal documents.
• Electronically file and serve documents in state, federal, and appellate courts; follow court rules and calendaring procedures.
• Maintain litigation calendars and track deadlines, hearings, depositions, and other case events.
• Schedule and coordinate depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and related logistics.
• Organize matter files and materials in the firm’s document management system.
• Prepare exhibits and materials for filings, depositions, and trial preparation.
• Communicate professionally with attorneys, clients, courts, and colleagues on scheduling and admin matters.
• Process new client and matter requests and assist with conflict checks.
• Enter attorney time, prebills, invoices, and billing follow-up.

Skills

Legal secretarial

Litigation support

Calendar management

Proofreading

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

iManage

Intapp

Emburse

Aderant

Job description

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Diego, California, seeks a Legal Practice Coordinator to provide primary legal secretarial and administrative support for both litigation and transactional practices. You will manage filings, calendars, matter administration, and communication with attorneys and clients in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in legal secretarial or practice coordination, with expertise in court filings, calendaring,