Job Description
Job Description
*** This position can sit in downtown Los Angeles or downtown San Diego. Either way, 3x/week office attendance is required.
A mid-sized regional law firm with multiple offices throughout California is looking for a Litigation Practice Assistant to join their heavy-hitting trial team. 5+ years of complex civil litigation experience in California is required.
Responsibilities of Role:
· eFiling pleadings in state and federal courts
· managing attorneys’ calendars/litigation deadlines
· preparing for trial substantively
· generating TOAs/TOCs
· formatting legal docs (firm uses CCC macros – this is a must have!)
^ The firm is unable to train on these fundamentals of running a litigation desk; please do not apply without the experience above.
Perks of Firm:
o Often named among the 2022 Most Admired Law Firms by the Los Angeles Business Journal
o Very collegial environment and team
o Paid parking
o Wednesday lunch brought in (sometimes more often)
o Team building events (recently went bowling)
o RHL has placed numerous people in their NorCal and SoCal offices
- 5+ years civil litigation experience (understands various phases of a case and can jump right in without too much hand-holding) in CA courts. The more experience, the better!
- Ability to commute to downtown LA or SD 3x/week. Parking is provided.
- Tech savvy: experience with Macros within Word, and at least some of the following: Best Authority (citations), CompuLaw (calendaring or billing), iManage (case management platform), Adobe Acrobat Pro, Excel, and/or iPro.
Ready to apply to this awesome firm? Email your resume to Melanie.Kent[at]roberthalf[dotcom] with "Litigation Practice Assistant" as the subject line, indicating your preference for LA or SD.