What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Litigation Legal Assistant (Paralegal) position at Avata Partners?
Our team is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Legal Assistant (Paralegal) to join our Litigation team in the San Francisco Office. This position utilizes experience and knowledge of case resources and methods to assist with advanced, complex tasks and projects, with minimal supervision, throughout all phases and aspects of Litigation work, while providing guidance to legal practice assistants, legal assistants, attorneys and other professional staff.
- Assists with the preparation and filing of California state court and Federal Court pleadings and other court papers.
- Prepares and handles technical, complex filings, including sealing procedures.
- Provides support throughout all phases of discovery, including document review, production and depositions.
- Assists with complex tracking and data analysis projects.
- Assists with preparation for interviews, depositions, hearings, trials and / or client meetings.
- Proofreads briefs, memoranda of law, opinions and other documents.
- Assists with retrieval of rules, regulations and company profiles.
- Handles advanced, complex projects.
- Ensures that all Litigation case files are maintained within Department-approved protocols and case management systems and seeks to improve workflows regarding storage and recall of electronic and paper files.
- Organizes and manages electronic and paper files.
- Maintains the integrity of client files.
- Performs non-legal research using various research tools, including the Internet, Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, SEC / EDGAR and other media and financial services sites, and / or other court-related websites for case law, statutes, articles, books, etc.
- Assists partners, associates and other legal assistants across offices, practice areas and throughout departments, as needed.
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to facilitate effective work relationships with others.
- Manages Firm resources responsibly.
- Complies with and understands Firm operation, policies and procedures.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Experience / Education