The Orange County, CA office of Lewis Brisbois is seeking a legal secretary with litigation experience. The primary responsibilities of this position include working for a minimum of (4) attorneys. Essential functions of this role include docketing, scheduling of appointments including travel, depositions, and various meetings, filing and serving documents both state and federal, creating legal documents, opening new matters, and processing various financial related tasks.

We offer competitive compensation and we offer a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer match, as well as sick and vacation time. We also offer excellent opportunities for growth and advancement while working with a collaborative team. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with preparation/revision of correspondence, pleadings, discovery submissions, arbitration/mediation documents in state and federal matters.
• Maintain and review attorney calendars to assist attorneys with filing deadlines, etc.
• Prepare notebooks and proofreading of documents.
• Run conflict checks and open new client engagements in conjunction with our new business team.
• Maintain basic status of current cases and projects of assigned attorneys.
• Oversee a wide variety of complex and confidential, time-sensitive material.
• Perform other administrative duties as assigned.

Skills and Educational Requirements:

• 5+ years minimum legal experience, preferably in litigation.
• Solid understanding of basic technical legal terminology.
• Solid experience working in ECF and California state e-filing systems.
• Solid experience in working with document database system (iManage or similar).
• Proficiency in Windows environment including Word and Outlook.
• Familiarity with state and federal rules and procedures, general legal procedures.
• Experience supporting 4+ active attorneys at one time a strong plus.
• Experienced with trial preparation a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent proofreading skills and detail oriented.
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining quality work product and timely respond to deadlines as well as ability to balance workload.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a busy litigation team environment and communicate with colleagues and attorneys on every level.
• Reliable with punctuality and attendance.
• An associate degree or 4-year college degree preferred, or relevant experience considered.

Lewis Brisbois is not accepting search firm submissions for this position.

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