Litigation Legal Assistant

Musick, Peeler & Garrett; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical / Dental / Vision

401(k)

Paid parking

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP in San Diego seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant with at least 5 years of California litigation experience. The role is full-time, non-exempt, and hybrid, with one remote workday after 45 days; hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The ideal candidate will handle federal, state, and appellate filing rules, e-filing, discovery shells, and trial support, with strong proofreading, writing, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of CA litigation experience.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and appellate court rules.
• Experience with e-filing, trial prep, and trial work.

Skills

Litigation knowledge

E-filing

Trial prep

Calendaring

Proofreading

MS Word

Outlook

iManage

Document management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

iManage

CompuLaw

Best Authority

Adobe Pro

CCC Macros

Job description

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP’s San Diego office has an opening available for a Litigation Legal Assistant with a minimum of 5 yrs. CA litigation experience. This position is full-time, non-exempt, and is a hybrid position (is eligible to work from home one day a week after 45-days), with hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Requirements:

This position is for a fast-paced, litigation desk and requires solid knowledge of federal, state, and appellate court filing rules and procedures with a strong litigation background that includes e-filing, trial prep and trial experience. Must have knowledge of preparing tables of contents and authorities, preparing discovery shells, and very familiar with the litigation life cycle of a case. Must have excellent proofreading and writing skills, and great attention to detail. Excellent follow-up, initiative, organizational and calendaring skills is required. Excellent typing, formatting, editing, redlining, and computer software skills needed with specific knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and iManage or similar document management system. Knowledge of CompuLaw, Best Authority, Adobe Pro, and CCC Macros are a plus.

The ideal candidate will be collaborative, proactive, have a positive attitude, have great communication skills, and be a true team player.

Competitive benefits package that includes paid vacation and sick leave, paid firm holidays, paid medical/ dental/ vision, 401(k), Group Life Ins., LTD, LTC option, Flexible Spending Account, and paid parking in the building. Salary range for this position is $98K+ DOE.

Firm Info:

Please visit www.musickpeeler.com for more detailed information about our firm.

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sex or any other applicable category protected by state and/or federal laws. In addition to federal law requirements, Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the firm has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, retention, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation