Legal Assistant

LHH; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a well-established civil litigation defense firm in Thousand Oaks, seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to support one attorney with potential to grow to three.

The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment, delivering high-quality work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities include docket management, filing in state and federal courts, and coordinating with counsel, clients, and carriers.

Qualifications

• Provide comprehensive litigation support to attorneys handling personal injury insurance defense matters
• Manage attorney calendars, including scheduling depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, meetings, and travel arrangements
• Coordinate with opposing counsel, court personnel, clients, and insurance carriers
• Prepare, proofread, revise, and finalize correspondence, pleadings, discovery, motions, and other legal documents
• Prepare and electronically file documents in California State and Federal Courts
• Maintain and track litigation deadlines using docketing and calendaring systems
• Open, organize, maintain, and close legal files

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive litigation support to attorneys handling personal injury insurance defense matters
• Manage attorney calendars, including scheduling depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, meetings, and travel arrangements
• Coordinate with opposing counsel, court personnel, clients, and insurance carriers
• Prepare, proofread, revise, and finalize correspondence, pleadings, discovery, motions, and other legal documents
• Prepare and electronically file documents in California State and Federal Courts
• Maintain and track litigation deadlines using docketing and calendaring systems
• Open, organize, maintain, and close legal files

Job description

Our client, a well-established civil litigation defense firm, is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join its growing Thousand Oaks office. This position has been created due to continued growth and offers the opportunity to support one attorney initially, with the potential to support up to three attorneys as the office expands.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates effectively, manages priorities independently, and consistently delivers high-quality work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive litigation support to attorneys handling personal injury insurance defense matters
• Manage attorney calendars, including scheduling depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, meetings, and travel arrangements
• Coordinate with opposing counsel, court personnel, clients, and insurance carriers
• Prepare, proofread, revise, and finalize correspondence, pleadings, discovery, motions, and other legal documents
• Prepare and electronically file documents in California State and Federal Courts
• Maintain and track litigation deadlines using docketing and calendaring systems
• Open, organize, maintain, and close legal files