Litigation Legal Assistant

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP in San Francisco seeks a highly qualified Legal Assistant with civil litigation experience for the SF office. You will file in state, federal, and appellate courts, draft documents, manage attorney calendars, and assist with vendor payments while supporting a fast-paced litigation team.

The role requires a high degree of professionalism, independence, and strong organizational skills, with 5 days onsite for the first 30 days then 4 days onsite/1 day remote; salary

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate degree or higher preferred.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in civil litigation in California state, federal, and appellate court.
• Experience supporting an IP practice is a plus.
• Paralegal certificate from ABA approved program is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Harness your communication skills to prepare correspondence and legal documents, handle a high volume of phone calls, and draft written responses or reply by phone or email to requests for information.
• Draw on your industry expertise to electronically file and serve court documents in State and Federal courts.
• Apply your organizational skills to manage attorney calendars, schedule meetings, and arrange travel.
• Manage the maintenance of client/case files within the firm's document management system.
• Employ your attention to detail to draft and proofread general correspondence and pleadings, create charts and graphs, and prepare trial binders and presentations.
• Collaborate with attorneys and Finance to review and process vendor payments and attorney expense reports.
• Engage with peers and other administrative teams to assist with overflow work and miscellaneous other tasks as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or higher

Paralegal certificate from ABA approved program

Job description

Summary

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP (JMM) is a client-focused law firm committed to delivering strong results. Our team values achievement, adaptability, initiative, professionalism, and resourcefulness, and we look for colleagues who share those qualities. If these values resonate with you and your experience aligns with our description below, we’d like to hear from you.

JMM is seeking a highly qualified Legal Assistant with civil litigation experience for the San Francisco office. The successful candidate will have experience with filing in state, federal, and appellate court. They will also have a keen attention to detail, as well as excellent organizational and computer skills. A high degree of professionalism, ability to work independently and as a member of a dynamic, high-paced litigation team are also desired skills.

Essential Duties

• Harness your communication skills to prepare correspondence and legal documents, handle a high volume of phone calls, and draft written responses or reply by phone or email to requests for information.
• Draw on your industry expertise to electronically file and serve court documents in State and Federal courts.
• Apply your organizational skills to manage attorney calendars, schedule meetings, and arrange travel.
• Manage the maintenance of client/case files within the firm's document management system.
• Employ your attention to detail to draft and proofread general correspondence and pleadings, create charts and graphs, and prepare trial binders and presentations.
• Collaborate with attorneys and Finance to review and process vendor payments and attorney expense reports.
• Engage with peers and other administrative teams to assist with overflow work and miscellaneous other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate degree or higher preferred.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in civil litigation experience in California state, federal, and appellate court.
• Experience supporting an IP practice is a plus.
• Paralegal certificate from ABA approved program is a plus.

Position: Non-Exempt

Location: San Francisco. 5 days onsite for the first 30-days, then 4 days per week onsite, 1 day remote thereafter.

Salary: $90k - $115k base

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