Litigation Legal Assistant - Dynamic Support in Civil & Real Estate

Workway; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Workway is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to support attorneys in a fast-paced environment handling civil and real estate litigation matters, including foreclosures and evictions. You will provide administrative and legal support to assigned attorneys and paralegals.

Responsibilities include managing calendars, preparing and filing pleadings, maintaining case files, coordinating depositions, and communicating with clients, courts, and vendors.

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of legal assistant experience
• Strong understanding of litigation terminology, procedures, court filings, pleadings, discovery, and litigation deadlines
• Experience with electronic court filing systems and document management
• Exceptional computer processing skills, including a high-level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and legal support to assigned litigation attorneys and paralegals
• Manage attorney calendars, meetings, deadlines, hearings, depositions, and other litigation-related events
• Prepare, format, proofread, and revise correspondence, pleadings, motions, discovery documents, notices, and other legal documents
• Assist with preparing and filing documents with state and federal courts, including electronic filing
• Maintain accurate and well-organized electronic and paper case files
• Monitor litigation calendars and ensure deadlines and follow-up dates are properly entered and communicated
• Assist with discovery coordination, including organizing documents, correspondence, requests, responses, and production materials
• Coordinate depositions, hearings, mediations, conferences, and other litigation events
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, courts, vendors, experts, and other outside parties
• Assist attorneys with preparation for hearings, depositions, mediations, trials, and other proceedings
• Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence and ensure timely distribution to attorneys and appropriate parties
• Enter and maintain attorney timekeeping and expense information as needed
• Assist with client intake, engagement letters, conflict information, and other matter-opening procedures
• Conduct basic case and docket research as requested
• Track case status, important dates, and outstanding items to help keep matters moving forward
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with a high degree of professionalism and discretion
• Perform additional administrative and legal-support duties as needed

Skills

Legal terminology

Communication skills

Document management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Electronic court filing systems

Job description

Workway is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to support attorneys in a fast-paced environment handling civil and real estate litigation matters, including foreclosures and evictions. You will provide administrative and legal support to assigned attorneys and paralegals.

Responsibilities include managing calendars, preparing and filing pleadings, maintaining case files, coordinating depositions, and communicating with clients, courts, and vendors.