Position Summary
The Paralegal / Legal Assistant l performs a broad range of secretarial, administrative, and trial support duties for one or more attorneys. Organizes and maintains all files, calendars/scheduling, and other correspondence relating to litigation and administrative matters under the direct supervision of attorneys.
Essential Duties
- Perform legal and factual research; perform records research
- Identify relevant judicial decisions, statutes, legal articles, codes, and other pertinent material; review and monitor new and updated regulations
- Organize and analyze information; cross-check and validate information
- Prepare written reports and draft legal documents including briefs, appeals, contracts, and legal agreements and correspondence
- Help prepare legal arguments, applications, declarations, and motions
- Check legal forms and documents for accuracy
- Maintain reference files; organize and track case files
- Coordinate law office activities such as subpoena deliveries
- Locate and communicate with witnesses; interact with clients
- Assist the lawyer in the courtroom
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Draft medical subpoenas
- Experience with Motions for Summary Judgments
- Ability to manage high volume emails
- Complete understanding of legal calendaring and tracking deadlines
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or certificate program in paralegal studies
- Minimum of three years legal experience, ideally in malpractice defense
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience considered
- Thorough knowledge of legal principles, legal research techniques, legal terminology, and government regulations
- Excellent legal drafting, writing, and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Ability to operate basic office equipment such as a copy machine, fax machine, printer, scanner, and computer
- Ability to work with databases and on-line technological platforms
- Ability to be detail-oriented, diligent, and flexible
- Ability to handle conflicting time demands and focus on task completion with little direction or need for supervisory follow-up
- Proficient command of the English language in both oral and written format
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $38.00 per hour
Experience:
- Legal case management: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Santa Ana, CA 92705
