Litigation Secretary

Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

PTO

Parking

Job summary

Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP seeks an experienced litigation Legal Secretary for its Los Angeles and San Diego offices. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of heavy litigation experience, strong civil litigation knowledge, and excellent calendaring and organizational skills.

In-office role with a hybrid schedule after 3 months. Responsibilities include drafting documents, e-filing, managing schedules, and supporting multiple attorneys with tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of heavy litigation experience required.
• Strong civil litigation knowledge and calendar management skills.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in a busy office.

Responsibilities

• Edit and finalize legal documents, letters, and reports.
• File with state and federal courts (including e-filing).
• Handle administrative tasks and manage attorneys' schedules.
• Support multiple cases and attorneys; work independently and with the team.
• Prepare legal documents including motions, discovery, and pleadings.

Skills

Litigation experience

Calendaring

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Tools

iManage

Westlaw (Deadline Assistant)

PACER

Job description

Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead (LBBK) is a certified female-owned law firm dedicated to providing responsive, quality, and result-oriented services to our clients. Whether defending our clients in litigation or offering proactive advice designed to prevent litigation, we partner with our clients to help them achieve their goals. Our mission is simple: to provide comprehensive solutions for the legal needs of companies throughout California.

Our attorneys specialize in employment law, professional liability with an emphasis on design professionals, construction, toxic tort, business and general liability litigation. The attorneys represent clients in simple and complex litigation before state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. Our attorneys pride themselves in providing proactive counseling and training to help clients attain their dynamic business goals and prevent litigation.

Job Summary

LBBK is seeking an experienced litigation Legal Secretary for its Los Angeles and San Diego office, with 5+ years of heavy litigation experience required. The ideal candidate must possess strong civil litigation knowledge, excellent calendaring and organization skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work well independently within a busy office environment.

Essential Job Functions and Duties

• Editing and finalizing legal documents, letters, and reports
• Filing with state and federal courts (including e-filing)
• General administrative duties such as answering phones, expense reports, travel arrangements and managing attorneys' schedules
• Manage work for multiple cases and multiple attorneys
• Work independently as well as support team efforts
• Must be an experienced litigation legal secretary with 5 years of experience
• Must have thorough knowledge of state and federal court filing requirements including experience with e-filing
• Must have strong knowledge of calendaring (i.e. state and federal court rules, dates and procedures) without the use of a calendaring program
• Strong technical skills (Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Able to prepare TOA's and TOC's in Word.
• Experience preparing legal documents including motions (MSJs), discovery, pleadings and judicial council forms
• Great communication skills and extremely organized
• Familiarity with iManage, Coyote Analytics, Westlaw - Deadline Assistant, and PACER
• Ability to multi-task and manage several projects simultaneously
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to handle constructive criticism
• Ability to work independently with little supervision, and still get the job done
• Tech Savvy
• Quick, efficient and excellent attention to detail
• Ability to interact with co-workers to achieve a common goal
• Desire to learn new tasks and take on additional responsibility
• Strong work ethic

Full-Time: 40 hours a week (In-office required. Hybrid schedule after 3 months)

Days: Monday - Friday

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance (100% paid by employer), 401K, PTO and provide parking.