Hybrid Litigation Legal Assistant – Native American & Energy

Sivadconsulting; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sivadconsulting seeks an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant in San Francisco for a hybrid role supporting a Native American law practice and the Environment & Energy team. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of litigation support experience and is proficient with California and federal court filings, proofreading, and managing exhibits and deadlines.

You will handle calendar coordination, attorney administration, and office tasks while conducting legal research with Westlaw or LexisNexis and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of law firm litigation support experience.
• Strong working knowledge of California and federal court filing procedures (PACER, CM/ECF).
• Excellent proofreading and attention to detail.
• Genuinely open to administrative and office support work, including time entry and prebills.
• Willingness to commute to downtown SF at least 2 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Supporting a litigation Partner and attorneys with drafting pleadings, preparing exhibits, and managing CA, federal, and tribal court filings.
• Calendaring, docketing, and managing electronic and paper files; scheduling hearings, conferences, and mediations.
• Handling attorney administration: time entry, prebills, client budgets, travel, and expenses.
• Office support: reception, visitors, building coordination, supplies, copier, mail.
• Handling last-minute litigation deadlines as they come up.
• Legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, or AI research platforms.
• Drafting, proofreading, citing, and formatting legal documents.
• Coordinating assembly of exhibits, binders, and documentation.
• Assisting attorneys in drafting discovery requests.
• Using AI-assisted eDiscovery and document management platforms.
• Filing in CA, federal, tribal courts and admin tribunals.
• Updating client data, matter profiles, and conflict-checking systems.
• Coordinating complex calendars, client consultations, depositions, and internal meetings.

Skills

Litigation support

Proofreading

Court filings

PACER/CM/ECF

Time entry

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

AI research platforms

Job description

Sivadconsulting seeks an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant in San Francisco for a hybrid role supporting a Native American law practice and the Environment & Energy team. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of litigation support experience and is proficient with California and federal court filings, proofreading, and managing exhibits and deadlines.

You will handle calendar coordination, attorney administration, and office tasks while conducting legal research with Westlaw or LexisNexis and