Our client, a law practice based in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a part time Paralegal/Legal assistant with litigation experience to provide part-time, remote support to a solo attorney. The firm primarily focuses on development, brokerage, and law-firm transition matters, but is currently handling a litigation matter that requires additional administrative and litigation support. The ideal candidate will have hands-on litigation experience, preferably with Los Angeles Superior Court, and be comfortable working independently on document preparation, formatting, filing, service, calendaring, and case organization.

• Fully remote part-time position, approx. 15-20 hours per month.

• Long-term, at least one year commitment.

• Pay Rate $40/hour.

Responsibilities:

• Format motions, pleadings, and other legal documents in accordance with applicable court rules and requirements.

• Prepare documents for filing using appropriate pleading paper and court-specific formatting.

• Review documents for proper citation formatting and compliance with applicable filing requirements.

• Handle electronic filing, including uploading and preparing documents through the firm's existing e-filing service.

• Coordinate and complete service of pleadings and other legal documents.

• Manage litigation calendaring and track upcoming deadlines, hearings, and filing dates.

• Assist with document retention, organization, and production.

• Organize and manage a potentially large volume of litigation documents, including approximately 1,000 documents that may need to be reviewed, produced, stamped, and organized.

• Review case materials and identify important dates, deadlines, and procedural requirements.

• Research and confirm applicable filing and formatting requirements for the assigned judge and department.

• Provide general litigation administrative support as needed.

• Communicate proactively with the attorney regarding deadlines, workload, timing, and priorities.

Litigation Support

The attorney is comfortable preparing initial drafts of motions, pleadings, and other documents in Word. The paralegal/legal assistant will then take those drafts and:

• Format them according to applicable court rules.

• Place documents on appropriate pleading paper.

• Review citations and ensure they are properly presented.

• Check documents for compliance with local filing requirements.

• Prepare documents for e-filing.

• Coordinate service after filing.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a litigation paralegal or legal assistant.

• Strong understanding of litigation procedures and document filing requirements.

• Experience formatting and preparing pleadings, motions, and other litigation documents.

• Experience with electronic filing and service of legal documents.

• Strong calendaring and deadline-management skills.

• Excellent attention to detail, particularly with legal documents, citations, formatting, and filing requirements.

• Ability to work independently and manage assignments with limited day-to-day supervision.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting litigation matters in Los Angeles Superior Court.

• Familiarity with judge- and department-specific filing procedures.

• Experience with document production, document stamping, and large-scale document organization.

• Experience with personal service of legal documents.

• Litigation drafting experience.

• Familiarity with legal research databases and AI-assisted legal research tools.

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today. 

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