Senior Legal Assistant

Overview

An experienced Senior Legal Assistant is needed to provide comprehensive litigation support in a fast-paced, high-volume, paperless environment. The role supports attorneys through all phases of litigation while managing a diverse caseload and maintaining strong organization.

This position is remote in support of the Brea, California office and remains part of a collaborative legal support team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, e-file, and serve correspondence, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery, deposition notices, and other documents required by California courts and sometimes federal courts using appropriate software
• Maintain the attorney calendar based on court notifications and depositions, including scheduling depositions and other events
• Assist attorneys with trial preparation as needed
• Review email daily
• Maintain electronic legal files
• Process invoices for payment
• Provide professional diplomacy in interactions with clients, opposing counsel, attorneys, teammates, claim partners, and court employees
• Support office needs as needed, which may include:
  • case matching
  • mail handling
  • filing in an electronic case management system
  • CD duplication
  • PDF creation and compilation
  • file conversion

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant within a paperless insurance defense law office or corporate department (highly preferred)
• Tort experience in personal injury work (required)
• Experience in a high-volume litigation environment
• Experience with document production and discovery preparation
• Outlook calendar maintenance and client data maintenance experience
• Strong working knowledge of California Court systems and resourcefulness in looking up court rules
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills
• Proficiency with case management software
• Strong familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, including prioritizing work activities for multiple attorneys
• Ability to manipulate electronic documents in TIF, PDF, and JPG formats

Preferred Qualifications

• Trial preparation experience

Compensation & Benefits

• Annualized base pay range: $58,000 - $87,000
• Actual base pay may vary based on performance, proficiency, and demonstration of competencies required for the role.
• The base pay range is one component of total compensation, which may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition.

Location

Remote work in support of the Brea, California office.