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Legal Secretary - Construction Litigation Team

Procopio Cory Hargreaves
Del Mar, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a seasoned litigation secretary with a passion for your work? Join us and bring your expertise to a team that values excellence, collaboration, and professional growth.

Our Construction Litigation Team at Procopio is seeking a highly experienced, detail-oriented, and dynamic professional to join our well-established team in our Del Mar Heights location.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Prepare and transcribe legal correspondence, pleadings, memoranda, reports, and forms.
  • Perform e-filing across various state and federal jurisdictions (CA, NV, AZ, including Riverside, Northern California, and federal courts).
  • Proofread and edit legal documents for accuracy, completeness, grammar, and proper formatting.
  • Maintain organized electronic and physical files, locate and retrieve information, and manage correspondence.
  • Handle client communications, screen calls, and arrange appointments and conferences.
  • Prepare engagement letters and assist with case administration tasks under attorney or paralegal direction.
  • Enter attorney time and manage billing processes.
  • Perform calendaring and prepare expense reports.
  • Arrange for reproduction, distribution, and county recording of legal documents, including mechanics’ liens and government code claims.

Required Qualifications :

  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in a high-volume, fast-paced civil litigation environment.
  • Extensive experience with e-filing systems such as TruFiling, One Legal, CM / ECF, and Odyssey.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong familiarity with state and county filing systems (multi-county experience preferred).
  • Exposure to complex litigation cases, breach of contract claims, lien foreclosures, and government code claims.
  • Experience with construction litigation is highly desirable.
  • What We’re Looking For :

  • A team player with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • A confident, competent, and flexible professional eager to learn and grow with our team.
  • Someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, is highly responsive, and is detail oriented.
  • Why Join Us?

  • Hybrid work environment with flexibility to balance office and remote work.
  • Collaborative and supportive team culture.
  • Opportunity to work on high-profile, challenging cases in state and federal courts.
  • Competitive compensation. This role typically pays $87,000-$100,000 depending on experience. If your pay expectation is outside this range, we still encourage you to apply. Bonuses are awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance. Full-time employees can participate in our comprehensive benefit program includes : medical (HMO / PPO plans), dental (HMO / PPO plans), vision, including options for flexible spending / health savings accounts. We have a great Employee Assistance Program and firm incentives for wellness program participation as well as an excellent 401k profit-sharing program and generous time off policy.
  • If you’re a proactive and experienced legal secretary looking to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you! Procopio is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Procopio Rises Above and has made a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion; we condemn the discrimination of applicants by race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Salary : $87,000 - $100,000

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