Senior Litigation Secretary - Civil & Commercial Irvine

Australia-Employment; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to support attorneys handling complex civil, business, and commercial litigation matters.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years' civil litigation support, strong CA court knowledge, and expert Word skills; you will manage calendars, filings, and document preparation in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment at our busy Irvine office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal secretary experience supporting civil litigation attorneys.
• Experience with business and commercial litigation strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of California state and federal court rules, calendaring, and e-filing procedures.
• Familiarity with pleadings, discovery, motions, trial preparation, and litigation document management.
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills, including formatting, redlining, tables of contents, and tables of authorities.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to interact confidently with attorneys, clients, courts, and opposing counsel.
• Detail-oriented, dependable, proactive, and comfortable managing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and formatting pleadings, discovery, correspondence, and motion papers.
• Managing attorney calendars and litigation deadlines.
• Coordinating California state and federal court filings.
• Maintaining electronic and physical case files.
• Assisting with hearing, mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation.
• Support multiple attorneys in a deadline-driven environment.

Job description

Jobot in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to support attorneys handling complex civil, business, and commercial litigation matters.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years' civil litigation support, strong CA court knowledge, and expert Word skills; you will manage calendars, filings, and document preparation in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment at our busy Irvine office.