Litigation Legal Assistant -KK

Sivadconsulting; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sivadconsulting seeks an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant in San Francisco for a hybrid role supporting a Native American law practice and the Environment & Energy team. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of litigation support experience and is proficient with California and federal court filings, proofreading, and managing exhibits and deadlines.

You will handle calendar coordination, attorney administration, and office tasks while conducting legal research with Westlaw or LexisNexis and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of law firm litigation support experience.
• Strong working knowledge of California and federal court filing procedures (PACER, CM/ECF).
• Excellent proofreading and attention to detail.
• Genuinely open to administrative and office support work, including time entry and prebills.
• Willingness to commute to downtown SF at least 2 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Supporting a litigation Partner and attorneys with drafting pleadings, preparing exhibits, and managing CA, federal, and tribal court filings.
• Calendaring, docketing, and managing electronic and paper files; scheduling hearings, conferences, and mediations.
• Handling attorney administration: time entry, prebills, client budgets, travel, and expenses.
• Office support: reception, visitors, building coordination, supplies, copier, mail.
• Handling last-minute litigation deadlines as they come up.
• Legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, or AI research platforms.
• Drafting, proofreading, citing, and formatting legal documents.
• Coordinating assembly of exhibits, binders, and documentation.
• Assisting attorneys in drafting discovery requests.
• Using AI-assisted eDiscovery and document management platforms.
• Filing in CA, federal, tribal courts and admin tribunals.
• Updating client data, matter profiles, and conflict-checking systems.
• Coordinating complex calendars, client consultations, depositions, and internal meetings.

Skills

Litigation support

Proofreading

Court filings

PACER/CM/ECF

Time entry

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

AI research platforms

Job description

Litigation Legal Assistant – San Francisco, CA – (Hybrid)

$80k to $100k

Our client seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant with 3-5 years of experience to support a Partner in a Native American law practice in San Francisco. The role also supports the SF office's Environment & Energy practice. We want a versatile, reliable professional who knows California and federal court filing, proofreads carefully, and is happy to take on litigation support, attorney administration, and office support.

Responsibilities

• Supporting a Native American law Partner and other attorneys with litigation: drafting and proofreading pleadings, preparing exhibits, and managing California, federal, and tribal court filings
• Calendaring, docketing, and managing electronic and paper files, plus scheduling hearings, conferences, and mediations
• Handling attorney administration: entering time, reviewing prebills, tracking client budgets, booking travel, and processing expenses
• Helping with office services such as reception, greeting visitors and coordinating with building security, stocking supplies, copier upkeep, and mail
• Handling last-minute litigation deadlines when they come up
• Conducts legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, or specialized AI legal research platforms
• Drafts, proofreads, cite-checks, and formats legal documents
• Coordinates the assembly of exhibits, binders, and required documentation
• Assists attorneys in drafting discovery requests
• Utilizes AI-assisted eDiscovery and document management platforms
• Handles state (CA), federal, tribal courts, and administrative tribunal filings
• Updates and maintains client data, matter profiles, and conflict-checking systems
• Coordinates complex calendars, scheduling client consultations, depositions, and internal team meetings

Key Requirements

• 3-5 years of law firm legal assistant experience with litigation support (this range is flexible)
• Strong working knowledge of California and federal court filing procedures (PACER, CM/ECF), or the know-how to find the rules quickly
• Excellent proofreading and attention to detail
• Genuinely open to administrative and office support work, including time entry and prebills, not just litigation tasks
• Stable work history without frequent job changes, and able to commute to downtown SF at least 2 days a week