What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP?
National law firm has an immediate opening for a skilled and experienced legal secretary in civil litigation in its Concord or Petaluma office. Qualified candidates must have at least 2-5 years of experience in a legal secretary position in a law firm setting. Insurance defense is highly preferred. This position is currently a hybrid model requiring the individual to come into the office 2-3 days per week. Therefore, you must live in the greater Contra Costa or Sonoma County areas – no exceptions.
Skills and Responsibilities, include but are not limited to the following :
- e-filing experience in California, both State and Federal court
- Familiar with civil, arbitration procedures / filings
- Maintain attorneys calendar by planning and scheduling meetings, depositions, mediations, teleconferences, and travel
- Have the ability to communicate with outside law firms to schedule depositions and other meetings as needed
- Proof and finalize correspondence, pleadings, discovery, motions, and prepare routine shell macros
- Ability to prepare and file pleading documents and discovery documents while consulting with the attorney
- Be able to open and close legal files
- Handle general correspondence between outside law firms, clients, and insurance carriers
- Heavy document management organizational skills
- Record and track deadlines through docketing and calendar system
- Assist multiple attorneys
- Trial preparation
Requirements
Benefits include :
Recruiters - Please do not contact us as we are not using external recruiters to fill this position at this time.
