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 assistant in civil litigation in its Glendale office. Qualified candidates must have 3 years of relevant experience in a legal assistant position in medical malpractice, general liability, and personal injury defense. This position is hybrid and will require you to come into the office one day each week. Therefore, you must live in the greater LA area - 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 calendars 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.
