Legal Assistant

Innovative Driven; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard benefits

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Innovative Driven in San Diego, CA is seeking a detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support our busy litigation team. This full-time hybrid role requires 2-3 days onsite in San Diego, with standard benefits and performance-based bonuses.

Responsibilities include e-filing in state and federal courts, drafting and proofreading pleadings, managing calendars, preparing exhibits, and maintaining electronic case folders. California and federal court procedures knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation support experience, ideally in a legal assistant role.
• Knowledgeable of California and federal court procedures.
• Strong proofreading and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Manage e-filing of legal documents in California state and federal courts.
• Review rules and procedures to ensure proper formatting, service, and submission of filings.
• Monitor court dockets and provide timely updates to attorney and paralegal teams.
• Calculate, calendar, and track deadlines, hearings, trials, depositions, etc.
• Draft, format, revise, and proofread pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, and forms.
• Prepare exhibits, including labeling, bookmarking, and tabbing.
• Assist with document redactions and preparation for filing or production.
• Issue and follow up on third-party records requests.
• Create and maintain electronic case folders in the firm’s document management system.
• Scan, save, and organize case documents in accordance with firm protocols.
• Maintain and update internal litigation charts, templates, and reference lists.
• Schedule hearings, depositions, mediations, and meetings.
• Maintain attorney and paralegal calendars to ensure accurate tracking during litigation process.
• Assist paralegals with administrative support.

Skills

Litigation support

Attention to detail

Proofreading

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Innovative Driven is seeking a detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support the busy litigation team in our client's San Diego office!

This is a full-time (M-F 8:30am-5:00pm) position that is hybrid with 2-3 days onsite in San Diego, CA. This position is eligible for standard benefits as well as performance-based bonuses.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage e-filing of legal documents in California state and federal courts.
• Review rules and procedures to ensure proper formatting, service, and submission of filings.
• Monitor court dockets and provide timely updates to attorney and paralegal teams.
• Calculate, calendar, and track deadlines, hearings, trials, depositions, etc.
• Draft, format, revise, and proofread pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, and forms.
• Prepare exhibits, including labeling, bookmarking, and tabbing.
• Assist with document redactions and preparation for filing or production.
• Issue and follow up on third-party records requests.
• Create and maintain electronic case folders in the firm’s document management system.
• Scan, save, and organize case documents in accordance with firm protocols.
• Maintain and update internal litigation charts, templates, and reference lists.
• Schedule hearings, depositions, mediations, and meetings.
• Maintain attorney and paralegal calendars to ensure accurate tracking during litigation process.
• Assist paralegals with administrative support.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of litigation support experience, ideally in a legal assistant role.
• Knowledgeable of California and federal court procedures.
• Strong proofreading and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).