Litigation Support Specialist - On-Site Irvine

Orion Placement; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 4,822,000 - 6,199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Overtime eligibility

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant in Irvine, CA to provide essential support to a sophisticated business law firm. You will draft pleadings, manage electronic filings, coordinate hearings and depositions, and maintain organized case files across multiple attorneys.

The role requires 2+ years in litigation support, strong docketing, and proficiency in CM/ECF, NetDocs, and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation legal assistant experience in a law firm.
• Experience supporting business/commercial, employment, real estate, intellectual property, or estate/trust litigation.
• Hands-on experience with state and federal court e-filing systems.
• Strong docketing, calendaring, and litigation deadline management skills.
• Experience preparing pleadings, court filings, and litigation correspondence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential litigation support to attorneys and paralegals handling a variety of civil and commercial matters.
• Prepare, proofread, format, and finalize pleadings, correspondence, and court documents.
• Handle electronic filing in state and federal courts using CM/ECF and applicable state filing portals.
• Manage attorney calendars, court dates, discovery deadlines, motion deadlines, and trial schedules.
• Coordinate depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and other litigation proceedings.
• Organize case files, exhibits, court filings, and supporting legal documentation.
• Prepare trial notebooks, hearing binders, exhibits, witness materials, and other trial preparation documents.
• Coordinate with court reporters, vendors, clients, and other litigation professionals.
• Assist attorneys with document preparation, including handwritten drafts and dictated notes when needed.
• Maintain organized electronic case files using document management systems.
• Monitor deadlines and proactively communicate upcoming priorities to attorneys.
• Accurately record billable and non-billable time daily.

Skills

Litigation support

E-filing (CM/ECF)

Calendaring & docketing

Pleadings & court filings

Microsoft Office

NetDocs

Multitasking

Communication

Tools

CM/ECF

NetDocs

Microsoft Office

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant in Irvine, CA to provide essential support to a sophisticated business law firm. You will draft pleadings, manage electronic filings, coordinate hearings and depositions, and maintain organized case files across multiple attorneys.

The role requires 2+ years in litigation support, strong docketing, and proficiency in CM/ECF, NetDocs, and Microsoft Office.