Job description

Elkins Kalt is seeking a legal assistant to join our dynamic litigation team. Our ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of civil and business litigation practices, advanced filing and case management skills and a desire to work collaboratively within a team to provide high-caliber legal services to our clients.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

This position will work closely with attorneys, assistants and other legal staff on all aspects of complex civil and business litigation matters, from intake through preparation for trial. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Drafting engagement letters and conflict waivers, sending conflict checks, and opening new client matters on our case management and billing systems;
• E-filing documents in state and federal courts under strict deadlines, ensuring filings are in compliance with court rules;
• Assisting with case management, calendaring deadlines, reserving court appearances, and monitoring case dockets;
• Completing Judicial Council forms, creating pleading and discovery shells, generating Table of Contents and Table of Authorities, and formatting pleadings;
• Serving discovery requests, assisting with document collection and production, and scheduling depositions;
• Ensuring case documents are saved, organized and maintained on our document management system;

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience working directly on civil and business litigation matters;
• Proficiency with e-Filing in state and federals courts is a must, including Los Angeles Superior Court, CM/ECF, PACER, and other filing portals;
• Proficiency with MS Office and Adobe; prior experience with Everlaw and calendaring software would be helpful;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem-solving ability, and the capacity to meet strict deadlines;

Benefits

The firm offers a friendly and progressive culture, business casual work environment with on-site lunches and snacks, and a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include vacation and sick time, 10 paid holidays, health insurance, paid parental leave, and 401(k) with employer match.

Our firm requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for underlying medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a progressive, diverse and inclusive workplace.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Work Location: In person

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