Senior Litigation Secretary to High-Profile Trial Attorney

Adams & Martin Group; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams & Martin Group in Santa Ana, CA is seeking a Senior Litigation Secretary to support a high-profile trial attorney. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, reliability, and the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include preparing pleadings, managing state and federal filings, maintaining calendars, coordinating with clients, experts, and opposing counsel, and assisting with trial preparation through verdict.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of litigation secretary experience.
• Extensive experience supporting a busy litigation attorney or partner-level attorney.
• Advanced knowledge of California state court and federal court procedures.
• Extensive e-filing experience in both state and federal courts.
• Excellent grammar, proofreading, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, on-site environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, revise, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, briefs, and other litigation documents.
• Manage state and federal court filings, including electronic filing and service.
• Maintain and monitor a high-volume litigation calendar, including hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, trials, and related deadlines.
• Coordinate scheduling among clients, experts, opposing counsel, court personnel, and vendors.
• Prepare hearing, mediation, arbitration, and trial notebooks and materials.
• Organize and maintain electronic and physical case files.
• Assist with document production and discovery management.
• Ensure all filings, pleadings, and related documents comply with applicable court rules and formatting requirements.

Skills

Litigation support

E-filing

Calendar management

Legal software

Document drafting

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Adams & Martin Group in Santa Ana, CA is seeking a Senior Litigation Secretary to support a high-profile trial attorney. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, reliability, and the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include preparing pleadings, managing state and federal filings, maintaining calendars, coordinating with clients, experts, and opposing counsel, and assisting with trial preparation through verdict.