Legal Secretary -litigation, remote, must live in PDT or CDT time zone

Job Description

Remote Litigation Legal Assistant - Secretary

Cannot have worked in a plaintiff firm must be a defense law firm.

Work fully remotely as long as you are in the PDT or CDT, but you must have solid experience with CA courts and e-filing.

Flex-time starts at 8:30-5 or 9-5:30.

However, if you are within 1.5 hours of Los Angeles it is a hybrid model of 3 days in and 2 days working remotely.

$80,000-$95,000, depending on location, legal experience, and education.

The firm has outstanding benefits and a bonus. you will work with a dynamic group of 10 well-respected lemon law litigation associates and partners in CA and other cities in the US.

Why the assignment level works (10 timekeepers):

Secretaries are not entering docketing.

Secretaries are not doing the shells, the word-processing team is handling it.

Secretaries are not doing their copying or productions, the services team handles it.

Solid knowledge of California state e-Filing procedures and federal e-Filing procedures is required.

This firm has one of the world’s most robust integrated legal practices, with 45 offices worldwide. The firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services worldwide.

The firm seeks a Legal assistant/secretary to join their lemon law litigation Practice Group. You will support 10 attorneys who work in the firm’s LA office and other offices within the US

Please have 2+ years as a legal secretary, legal assistant, or paralegal working in litigation or lemon law litigation in a law firm. This job will also work in other litigation practice groups and corporate law.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Draft, revise, and format legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, and e-mail

Perform administrative tasks such as preparing expense reports, check requests, client invoices, and time entries, as requested

E-filing in the State (CA) and Federal courts

Maintaining and managing client files

Maintaining attorneys' calendars and scheduling appointments

Initiating communication and responding to client inquiries

Coordinating client meetings, travel arrangements (domestic and international), and conferences

Performing general administrative tasks of filing, mailing, answering phone calls, and greeting clients

Working cooperatively with staff, paralegals, and lawyers

Maintaining proficiency with office procedures and staying current with Firm technology

Qualifications:

A High School diploma is required

2+ years of litigation experience as a legal assistant. legal secretary, or paralegal

Ability to handle a busy desk, multitask, and remain focused

50-60 wpm typing

e-Filing experience in CA and federal courts is required

Good working knowledge of document management systems such as iManage or other legal document management systems

Computer proficiency in Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. Basic technological and research skills.

37.5-hour workweek, paid overtime, very stable and growing, fantastic healthcare benefits, dental, vision, STD, LTD, 20 days PTO, ten holidays, discretionary bonus and 401k contribution, and a diverse firm cultureCompany Description

Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. is your source for finding and filling permanent financial, accounting, administrative, legal, executive assistant, accounting and HR positions. Our professional staff matches the right candidate with the right employer and we take a lot of pride in that responsibility. Bonnie Jones Associates, L.L.C. has over eighty years of combined recruiting experience.

Our commitment to you is that we will work very hard to find you the right match. Our hope is that you will be very happy that you have chosen to work with us and that you feel we have done a good job for you. Please browse our web site, and contact us so that we can make a happy match for you!