Legal Assistant

Blackhawk Talent; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Blackhawk Talent is seeking a detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support a Native American law Partner and attorneys in litigation. The role involves drafting pleadings, preparing exhibits, and handling California, federal, and tribal court filings.

You will calendar, docket, and coordinate hearings and meetings, while assisting with time entry, prebills, and budgeting. You’ll also support office operations, including reception, visitor coordination, security coordination, supplies, and mail,

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of law firm litigation support experience.
• Strong knowledge of CA and federal court filing procedures.
• Excellent proofreading and attention to detail.
• Willingness to handle administrative and office support tasks beyond litigation.
• Stable work history with ability to commute to downtown SF 2 days a week.

Responsabilités

• Drafting and proofreading pleadings, preparing exhibits, and managing court filings.
• Calendaring, docketing, and scheduling hearings and mediations.
• Time entry, prebills, budgeting tracking, travel bookings and expenses handling.
• Office services: reception, visitor greeting, building security liaison, supplies and mail.
• Managing last-minute litigation deadlines as they arise.

Connaissances

Litigation support

Proofreading

Court filings

Time entry

Attention to detail

Stable work history

Description du poste

• Supporting a Native American law Partner and other attorneys with litigation: drafting and proofreading pleadings, preparing exhibits, and managing California, federal and tribal court filings
• Calendaring, docketing, and managing electronic and paper files, plus scheduling hearings, conferences and mediations
• Handling attorney administration: entering time, reviewing prebills, tracking client budgets, booking travel and processing expenses
• Helping with office services such as reception, greeting visitors and coordinating with building security, stocking supplies, copier upkeep, and mail
• Handling last-minute litigation deadlines when they come up

Key Requirements

• 3-5 years of law firm legal assistant experience with litigation support (this range is flexible)
• Strong working knowledge of California and federal court filing procedures (PACER, CM/ECF), or the know-how to find the rules quickly
• Excellent proofreading and attention to detail
• Genuinely open to administrative and office support work, including time entry and prebills, not just litigation tasks
• Stable work history without frequent job changes, and able to commute to downtown SF at least 2 days a week