Litigation Legal Assistant | San Francisco

Gorilla Jobs Pty Ltd.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO and paid parental leave

Job summary

Our Client in San Francisco seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant to own calendaring and e-filing for three attorneys. You will manage deadlines and ensure compliance with court rules, liaison with attorneys, and coordinate with a remote support team.

The role starts in-office five days a week for the first 90 days, then shifts to hybrid with standard hours and competitive compensation, including a year-end bonus and full benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as a legal assistant or paralegal in litigation.
• Strong e-filing experience in CA state and federal courts.
• Hands-on calendaring in docketing software (eDockets/CompuLaw).
• Detail-oriented; interview will include document review exercise.
• MS Office 365 skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Own desk-level calendaring in the firm's docketing software.
• E-file in California state and federal courts with tables of authorities.
• Coordinate with offices on shared cases and pass work to remote team.
• Handle travel, expense reports, and entering attorney time.

Skills

Litigation experience

E-filing experience

Calendaring

MS Office 365

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

eDockets

CompuLaw

Job description

Litigation Legal Assistant | San Francisco

• $85K to $95K plus overtime and a year-end bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO and paid parental leave
• Hands-on support from a Director who spent 16 years as a legal assistant

Our Client:

Our client is a respected employment law boutique with offices across California, founded by lawyers from large national firms. They are looking for an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant in San Francisco to take ownership of calendaring and state and federal e-filing for three litigation attorneys. If you take pride in never missing a deadline, this is a role where that skill is noticed, trusted and rewarded.

Why you'll love it!

• Pay that rewards your effort: $85,000 to $95,000 a year ($41 to $46 an hour). The role is non-exempt, so overtime is paid, and there is a year-end bonus based on your time at the firm and performance.
• Benefits that look after you and your family: our client offers medical, dental, vision, FSA, a firm-paid EAP, telemedicine, life insurance, short and long term disability, a 401(k), paid holidays, PTO and paid parental leave.
• Support from someone who has done your job: you work closely with a Director of Legal Operations who spent 16 years as a legal assistant, so the guidance you get comes from real experience.
• Room to grow: every legal assistant at the firm is cross-trained, so you build skills well beyond your own three desks.
• Direct access to leadership: you work directly with the Office Managing Partner, so your work is visible to the people who matter.
• A proper start, then flexibility: you are in the office five days a week for the first 90 days so you are fully supported, then the role moves to hybrid. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, in downtown San Francisco.

About the role!

You will be the go-to person for three litigation attorneys. With no central docketing team, the calendar is yours, which makes this a role with real ownership. You will:

• Own desk-level calendaring in the firm's docketing software, researching court, local and judge's rules and cross-checking every deadline
• E-file in California state and federal courts, including tables of authorities, bookmarking exhibits, redacting and Bates stamping
• Work with legal assistants and attorneys across the firm's offices on shared cases, and pass document shells and overflow work to the remote legal support team
• Handle day-to-day admin, including travel arrangements, expense reports and entering attorney time

What you'll bring!

• 3+ years as a legal assistant or paralegal in litigation (litigation experience only).
• Strong e-filing experience in both California state and federal courts
• Hands-on calendaring in docketing software such as eDockets or CompuLaw, and experience researching court rules.
• Close attention to detail. At interview you will complete a short document review exercise, spotting errors in sample documents
• A steady work history and confident MS Office 365 skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required. No paralegal certificate is needed.
• Open to US citizens and Green Card holders only. Visa sponsorship is not available.