Legal Assistant/paralegal - Beverly Hills, United States - Oci

Oci

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Beverly Hills, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Report directly to Trial Attorney

This person will serve as assistant to trial attorney in preparing cases for trial. The legal assistant will aid in all trial preparation needs for the plaintiff, personal injury cases. This position requires the ability to work under mínimal supervision.

MUST have knowledge of the code of Civil Procedre, principles of spelling and grammar, and have the ability to meet deadlines under time constraints.

DUTIES:

Monitoring statute of limitation dates for filing lawsuits and government claim deadlines.
Putting out lawsuits for service on defendants.
Preparing all trial documents incuding trial binders.
Coordinating trial testimony with the attorney.
Calendar management, organizing files and meeting with clients.
Working with clients.

Working under deadlines and fast-paced work environments.

This job operates in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
This office is also dogfriendly Safely lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Heavy computer andkeyboard work.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT THE HOURS ARE 7:00 AM TO 3:30 P.M. WITH 1/2 HOUR LUNCH BREAK. _
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Travel:

This position requires some travel in order to meet with clients, to respond to discovery, attend site inspections, etc.

23 years' experience with preparation and filing of lawsuits, pputting lawsuits out for service and tracking statute of limitations deadlines.
Previous experience as a legal assistant or paralegal

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Computer skills: Proficient in G-Suite, MS Office, and Adobe, but also willing to train
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Filing documents with Court, bookmarking.

Pay:
$90, $105,000.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits: