Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant - Defense Litigation at Jobot
San Diego, CA 92101
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This Jobot Job is hosted by: Ian Jack
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Salary: $60,000 - $85,000 per year
A bit about us:
This 50 year old mid-sized law firm of 40 attorneys has earned a long-standing reputation of excellence and prominence. The firm’s core practice is in civil litigation and insurance coverage. They represent public entities, insurance companies and their insureds, private corporations and individuals on a national, regional and local level.
The insurance coverage team routinely advises insurance companies on domestic and foreign policies involving primary, umbrella, and excess coverage, having considerable experience with claims involving environmental, construction, healthcare, general liability, mass torts, product liability and worker’s compensation. They work with underwriters to craft policy language. And when the need arises, the team represents insurers in actions for declaratory relief and bad faith, often in cases presenting novel or unique coverage issues.
Why join us?
Company Benefits:
Job Details
The Litigation Secretary will be responsible for assisting attorneys with Federal, State, Appellate filing experience (both manual and e-filings), calendaring, proofreading, trial preparation and document processing and other administrative duties.
The right candidate will be a self-starter with excellent attention to detail, strong analytical and written communication skills, ability to work efficiently and independently. Candidate should be comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced, team-structured environment.
Skills & Competencies
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button.
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Ian Jack
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button
and sending us your resume.
Salary: $60,000 - $85,000 per year
A bit about us:
This 50 year old mid-sized law firm of 40 attorneys has earned a long-standing reputation of excellence and prominence. The firm’s core practice is in civil litigation and insurance coverage. They represent public entities, insurance companies and their insureds, private corporations and individuals on a national, regional and local level.
The insurance coverage team routinely advises insurance companies on domestic and foreign policies involving primary, umbrella, and excess coverage, having considerable experience with claims involving environmental, construction, healthcare, general liability, mass torts, product liability and worker’s compensation. They work with underwriters to craft policy language. And when the need arises, the team represents insurers in actions for declaratory relief and bad faith, often in cases presenting novel or unique coverage issues.
Why join us?
Company Benefits:
- Generous benefits
- Retirement package
- Excellent culture
Job Details
The Litigation Secretary will be responsible for assisting attorneys with Federal, State, Appellate filing experience (both manual and e-filings), calendaring, proofreading, trial preparation and document processing and other administrative duties.
The right candidate will be a self-starter with excellent attention to detail, strong analytical and written communication skills, ability to work efficiently and independently. Candidate should be comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced, team-structured environment.
Skills & Competencies
- 7+ years of experience in as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant, especially involving litigation.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as document management and other office technologies. We will provide training for NetDocs if not familiar with this system.
- Possess strong civil litigation experience, including a mastery of court filings with Federal, State (CA) and Appellate Courts with solid e-filing experience.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, strong client service skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task and set priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in handling litigation calendars (Compulaw).
- Position requires ability to work full time, 40 hours a week, with flexibility for overtime as necessary.
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Salary
60,000 - 85,000 /year