PT/ Project Litigation Paralegal/ Legal Assistant

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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