Litigation Assistant Administrative

Jacoby & Meyers; United States; Vor Ort; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jacoby & Meyers is seeking a Litigation Assistant to support legal teams with document management, deadlines tracking, and coordination of depositions and court appearances. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple cases simultaneously.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree (paralegal certification is a plus), excellent communication skills, and proficiency with standard office software.

Qualifikationen

• Highly organized and able to manage large caseloads.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree required; paralegal certification a plus.
• Proficiency with internet, spreadsheets, and word processing software.
• Experience with Google Suite is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with the assigned team during weekly and monthly team meetings and case audits/reviews.
• Maintain and update firm database using firm software.
• Process incoming mails, faxes, and email attachments.
• Ensure firm protocol is followed when organizing and saving documents to the client file.
• Track due dates, appearances and deadlines including court hearings.
• Coordinate with opposing counsel regarding depositions and hearings.
• Schedule and calendar remote appearances and motion hearings for attorneys.
• Maintain team calendar.
• Navigate California Superior Court websites and dockets for information.
• Conduct background research for active litigation cases.
• Draft legal documents and judicial forms for filing with the court.
• Send requests to legal services company as needed.
• Track service of process for all defendants.
• Maintain and update master proofs of service.
• Propound and respond to discovery requests.
• Communicate with clients for updates.
• Handle client relations and coordinate deposition and discovery with clients.
• Obtain client signatures via Docusign, email, or mail.
• Process Plaintiff deposition transcripts.
• Provide case status updates to medical providers as needed.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Paralegal Certification

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Paralegal Certification

Tools

Firm case management software

Google Suite

Jobbeschreibung

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Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate with the assigned team during weekly and monthly team meetings and case audits/reviews.
• Maintain and update firm database using firm software.
• Process incoming mails, faxes, and email attachments.
• Ensure that firm protocol and procedures are followed when organizing and saving documents to the client file.
• Track due dates, appearances and deadlines including, but not limited to: statutes of limitations, response deadlines, court hearings, etc.
• Coordinate and correspond with opposing counsel regarding depositions, hearings, etc.
• Schedule and calendar remote appearances and motion hearings for attorneys.
• Maintain team calendar.
• Navigate California Superior Court websites and dockets to obtain relevant information.
• Conduct background research and investigation for active litigation cases.
• Draft various legal documents and judicial council forms, including but not limited to: summons,
• complaints, ancillary documents, notices, and declarations for filing with the court.
• Send requests to legal services company as needed (filings, courier requests, etc.).
• Track service of process for all Defendants in active litigation cases.
• Maintain and update master proofs of service.
• Propound and respond to discovery and supplemental discovery requests.
• Correspond with and contact clients as needed with updates.
• Handle client relations and coordinate deposition and discovery completion with clients.
• Obtain client signatures on various documents via Docusign, email and/or mail.
• Process Plaintiff deposition transcripts.
• Provide case status updates to medical providers as needed.

Requirements

• Qualifications:
• Very well organized
• Good and consistent follow up skills
• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle large volume of cases and multiple cases at a time
• Ability to work well independently and in a team setting
• Paralegal Certification is a plus
• Knowledge of internet software, spreadsheet software and word processing software
• Prior experience with Google Suite is a plus