Legal Assistant

Litigation Legal Assistant

Location: Los Angeles, CA 90013– 555 W. 5th Street
Work Schedule: Hybrid – 4 days onsite per week
Hours: 8:00/8:30 AM – 5:00/5:30 PM PST
Duration: 6-Month Contract with Intent to Convert to Full-Time
Pay Rate: $30–$32/hour

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to provide administrative and legal support to attorneys and paralegals within a fast-paced legal department. This position will primarily support litigation-related matters, including preparation and formatting of legal documents, discovery support, scheduling, document management, and assistance with time-sensitive filings.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal and administrative support to litigation attorneys and paralegals.
• Prepare, format, proofread, edit, and organize legal documents, correspondence, and filing materials.
• Assist paralegals with interrogatories, discovery documents, boilerplate templates, and other litigation-related materials.
• Coordinate meetings, calendars, deadlines, and other scheduling requirements.
• Assist with preparation and submission of time-sensitive legal and regulatory filings.
• Maintain organized electronic legal files and documentation using SharePoint and other document management systems.
• Support document retrieval, organization, and repository management; experience with iManage or similar legal document management systems is a plus.
• Track litigation deadlines and assist the legal team in ensuring documents and filings are completed accurately and on time.
• Communicate and coordinate with attorneys, paralegals, internal departments, and other stakeholders.
• Provide additional legal administrative support as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years experience as a Legal Assistant, Litigation Assistant, Legal Administrative Assistant, Paralegal, or similar legal support professional.
• Strong litigation experience required.
• Regulatory legal experience is highly preferred, particularly within a utility, energy, or other regulated organization.
• Candidates with substantial personal injury, civil litigation, insurance defense, or comparable litigation experience will also be considered.
• Working knowledge of legal document formatting, terminology, litigation procedures, discovery, and filing requirements.
• Experience with SharePoint preferred.
• Experience with iManage or another legal document management/repository system is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be comfortable working onsite four days per week in Downtown Los Angeles.
• Must be available through at least 5:00 PM PST due to time-sensitive filing deadlines.

Preferred Background

The strongest candidate will have litigation support experience combined with exposure to a regulatory or corporate legal environment. Previous legal experience within a utility company would be especially valuable. Candidates without regulatory experience should demonstrate significant hands-on litigation support experience and familiarity with legal filings, discovery, document preparation, and deadline-driven casework.

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