Litigation Assistant

CBIZ; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CBIZ is partnering with a mid-size law firm in Century City, California to hire a Litigation Assistant for a hybrid role, three on-site days per week once trained. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of litigation assistant experience in civil defense and strong MS Office and document management skills, including iManage.

The salary for this position ranges from $85,000 to $115,000, DOE. The role requires physical presence in the Century City office three days per week after training.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of civil litigation defense experience in mid-size to large firms.
• Recent stability: 3+ years at the same firm preferred.
• Experience with e-filing on multiple platforms.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Knowledge of document management systems, ideally iManage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and revise legal documents, correspondence, and emails.
• Assemble documents and exhibits for court filings and hearings.
• Proofread materials to meet firm standards.
• Schedule appointments and meetings for attorneys.
• Manage calendars and deadlines.
• Operate transcription equipment to produce documents.

Skills

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

iManage

Job description

CBIZ is partnering with a mid-size law firm in the search for a Litigation Assistant for their Century City, California office. This is a hybrid position that offers three hybrid days per week once trained. The ideal candidate will have at least 5+ years of litigation assistant experience out of a mid-sized to large defense law firm and strong technical skills.

Duties

• Prepares and revises legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, and e-mails from written form.
• Assembles documents and exhibits for court filings and recordings, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, depositions or other engagements.
• Proofreads prepared materials to ensure documents are free from typographical and grammatical errors and are formatted according to Firm standards.
• Schedules appointments and meetings for attorneys.
• Manages and maintains calendar for deadlines.
• Proficiency with utilizing computer and transcription equipment to produce legal documents, correspondence, memoranda and e-mails.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in a mid-size to large civil litigation defense practice (PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR EXPERIENCE IS FROM A FIRM OF FIVE ATTORNEYS OR LESS).
• Recent stability (3+ years at the same firm) preferred
• Experience e-filing on various platforms and knowledge of Federal and State rules.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Knowledge of document management systems, ideally iManage.
• The successful candidate must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment and maintain a positive attitude and calm demeaner.

The salary range for this position is from $85,000-$115,000, DOE.

MUST BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY WORK IN OFFICE IN CENTURY CITY 3 DAYS PER WEEK ONCE TRAINED.

PLEASE NO JDS OR LICENSED ATTORNEYS.

Equal Opportunity Employer: CBIZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CBIZ does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification under the law.