Legal Assistant

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Firm holidays

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Life insurance

LTD

Supplemental insurance

FSA

EAP

Parking

Job summary

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP in Costa Mesa seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant with at least 5 years' experience. This full-time, non-exempt, hybrid role (one day work from home after 45 days) runs 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

The role covers federal, state and appellate filings, e-filing and calendaring, and preparing tables of contents and authorities. Proficiency in Word, Outlook, Excel and iManage is required; knowledge of CompuLaw, Best Authority and Adobe Pro is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation experience preferred.
• Familiarity with e-filing and calendaring.
• Knowledge of court filing rules is required.
• Attention to detail and proofreading skills.

Responsibilities

• Support federal, state and appellate filings and scheduling.
• Prepare tables of contents and authorities and maintain documents in a DM system.
• Assist attorneys with drafting and editing as needed.

Job description

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Legal Assistant

Full Time Clerical Costa Mesa, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1052

Salary Range: $98,000.00 To $100,000.00 Annually

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP has an opening available for a Litigation Legal Assistant with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join the Costa Mesa office. This position is full-time, non-exempt, and a hybrid position (one (1) day work from home after 45 days), with hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Requirements:

This position requires solid knowledge of federal, state, and appellate court filing rules and procedures with a strong litigation background that includes e-filing and calendaring experience. Must have knowledge of preparing tables of contents and authorities. Must have excellent proofreading and writing skills, and great attention to detail. Excellent administrative, follow-up, initiative, and organizational skills are required. Excellent typing, formatting, and computer software skills needed with specific knowledge of Word Microsoft, Outlook, Excel and iManage or similar document management system. Knowledge of CompuLaw, Best Authority, Adobe Pro, and CCC Macros are a plus.

Excellent benefits package that includes

• paid vacation
• paid sick leave
• paid firm holidays
• paid medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k)
• Group Life Ins.
• LTD
• Supplemental insurance policies offered
• Flexible Spending Account
• EAP
• covered parking
• a monthly travel allowance

MPG offers a professional working environment with a collaborative firm culture.

Salary range for this position is $98K+ DOE.

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sex or any other applicable category protected by state and/or federal laws. In addition to federal law requirements, Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the firm has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, retention, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training