Senior Legal Assistant – Municipal Counsel & Admin

City of Long Beach; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Retirement Plan (PERS)

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Free Parking

Bus Transportation

Job summary

The City of Long Beach’s City Attorney’s Office seeks a professional legal assistant to support two attorneys in the Departmental Counsel Division. Duties include transactional work, document prep, calendar and file management, and project coordination.

Three years of legal assistant experience are required; municipal law or court rules knowledge is a plus. This is an at-will position, with grade I–III depending on experience. A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Three years paid full time law firm or law office experience as a legal assistant/secretary.
• Experience with transactional work and preparing legal documents is desirable.
• Knowledge of State and Federal court rules, electronic filings and general litigation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepares initial drafts, revises, formats, finalizes and proofreads legal documents (contracts, leases, resolutions, ordinances, opinions, letters, memoranda, etc.).
• Prepares Temporary Restraining Orders and Writ of Mandate documents.
• Maintains calendar and tracks deadlines for attorneys; coordinates meetings and hearings.
• Opens assignments in CityLaw and manages case information.
• Provides back-up support to other Departmental Counsel attorneys as needed.

Skills

Legal assistant experience

Municipal law knowledge

Court rules knowledge

Electronic filings

Litigation knowledge

Calendar management

File management

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

The City of Long Beach’s City Attorney’s Office seeks a professional legal assistant to support two attorneys in the Departmental Counsel Division. Duties include transactional work, document prep, calendar and file management, and project coordination.

Three years of legal assistant experience are required; municipal law or court rules knowledge is a plus. This is an at-will position, with grade I–III depending on experience. A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.