Role Overview:
Sutton & Murphy is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Civil Litigation Legal Assistant to join our dynamic legal team. In this role, you will provide essential legal support to our litigation attorneys, manage complex schedules, and ensure that all legal documents are accurate, timely, and filed properly. Your organizational skills and knowledge of legal procedures will be crucial to our success in delivering high-quality legal services to our clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Document Preparation & Filing: Prepare, revise, proofread, and finalize legal documents, including correspondence, pleadings, motions, and discovery responses.
- E-Filing: File legal documents in State and Federal courts via electronic filing system (e-filing)
- Calendaring & Deadlines: Manage and maintain attorney calendars, including planning and scheduling meetings, depositions, and court appearances, and monitoring litigation deadlines.
- Case Management: Establish and maintain physical and electronic case files, ensuring all information is organized and easily retrievable.
- Communication: Act as a liaison between attorneys, clients, and opposing counsel, and court personnel, handling inquiries with professionalism and discretion.
- Trial Preparation: Assist attorneys with various aspects of trial preparation, which may include organizing trial materials and exhibits.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience: Minimum of 2 to 3 years of recent experience as a legal assistant in a civil litigation environment is required.
- Legal Knowledge: Strong knowledge of California (and/or Federal) court rules and procedures for filing and serving documents.
- Technical Proficiency: High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) and experience with legal practice management or document management software (e., Amicus, etc.)
- Attention to Detail: Exceptional proofreading skills to ensure accuracy in grammar, spelling, and formatting of legal documents.
- Organizational Skills: Superior time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Professionalism: A professional demeanor and the ability to work well as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Medical, Dental & Vision insurance coverage
- Paid vacation/sick time and holidays
- 401k
