Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

Dinsmore-; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Dinsmore- in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to support attorneys in the Commercial Litigation practice group. The role handles drafting correspondence, filing pleadings, calendaring deadlines, travel arrangements, and time/expense reporting with attention to detail.

The ideal candidate brings at least 3 years of litigation support experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation support experience.
• Strong calendaring of litigation deadlines.
• Working knowledge of state and federal court rules and procedures.
• Filing/e-filing experience in state/federal courts (ECF and PACER).
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and timekeeping software.
• Highly detail-oriented and able to prioritize a busy workload.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Draft correspondence, edit and file pleadings in state and federal courts.
• Schedule depositions, maintain attorney calendars and files.
• Make travel arrangements, manage expense reports and time entry.
• Review and edit pre-bills; other admin duties as assigned.

Skills

Litigation support

Calendar management

Court rules knowledge

Filing/e-filing

MS Office Suite

Timekeeping software

Document management

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills

Tools

ECF

PACER

Document management systems

MS Office Suite

Job description

Dinsmore is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant at our San Diego, CA location to support attorneys in the Commercial Litigation practice group.

Responsibilities

• Drafting correspondence, editing and filing pleadings with state and federal courts, scheduling depositions, maintaining attorney calendars and files, making travel arrangements, creating and maintaining accurate expense reports and time entry, reviewing and editing of pre-bills, and other administrative duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with litigation support
• Strong experience calendaring litigation deadlines
• Working knowledge and understanding of state and federal court rules and procedures
• Filing/e-filing experience in state and federal courts, ECF, and Pacer
• Experience using attorney timekeeping software and document management systems
• Must have experience and proficiency using MS Office Suite
• Ideal candidate will be highly skilled, detail oriented, flexible, and can prioritize a busy workload
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Excellent writing, grammar, proofreading skills, and meticulous attention to detail
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven success as a positive team player, as well as an independent worker
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment

Salary

• Up to 98k