Litigation Support Assistant

Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

PTO

Parking allowed

Job summary

Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP in Los Angeles and San Diego seeks an experienced Litigation Support Assistant to handle calendaring, document editing, and court filings. The role requires strong civil litigation knowledge and meticulous work habits within a fast-paced law office environment.

The ideal candidate will possess at least five years of heavy litigation experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently or in a team, with a proactive approach to

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of heavy litigation experience.
• Strong civil litigation knowledge.
• Excellent calendaring and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and writing abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Litigation knowledge

Calendaring

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Tech savvy

Multi-tasking

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

iManage

PACER

Westlaw – Deadline Assistant

Job description

About Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP

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 Support Assistant 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
• Team player
• 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)

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