Legal Assistant

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

Job summary

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

This role acts as primary coverage during absences and manages general office workflow, document preparation, and special project needs. Responsibilities include coverage during leaves, drafting and proofreading legal documents, billing, and coordinating court filings, while maintaining strict client confidentiality in a

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coverage & Daily Support: Provide administrative coverage for assigned legal teams during leaves, manage phone screens, mail, calendar tracking, and travel arrangements.
• Document Processing: Draft, format, edit, and proofread leases, contracts, pleadings, briefs, and discovery with precise legal syntax and formatting.
• Billing & Records: Manage time entry, process invoices, submit expenses, open new client matters, assemble closing binders.
• Litigation Desk Duties: Coordinate court filings, e-filings, docketing, trial notebooks, depositions, deadlines, and witness logistics.
• Records Management: Organize physical and electronic files per retention policies.

Skills

Legal experience

Typing speed 70+ wpm

MS Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

iManage

e-filing portals

Job description

• Role Type: Full-Time
• Compensation: 65k-90k

A growing AM200 firm in Los Angeles is seeking a legal assistant to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across both 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:

• Coverage & Daily Support: Provide seamless administrative coverage for assigned legal teams during leaves of absence, managing phone screens, mail processing, calendar tracking, and travel arrangements.
• Document Processing: Draft, format, edit, and proofread legal documents—including leases, contracts, pleadings, briefs, and discovery—ensuring high precision in legal syntax, formatting, and grammar.
• Billing & Records: Manage time entry, process billing invoices, submit expense reports, open new client matters, and assemble closing binders.
• Litigation Desk Duties: 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.
• Records Management: Organize physical and electronic files in accordance with organizational record retention policies.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of direct legal assistant experience
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; specialized administrative/paralegal coursework preferred.
• Technical Skills: 70+ WPM typing speed; advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Outlook); familiarity with document management systems (e.g., iManage) and e‑filing portals.
• Core Competencies: High attention to detail, strong time-management skills under tight deadlines, excellent written/verbal communication, and strict adherence to client confidentiality.