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Meyers Nave · 1 day ago

Legal Practice Assistant - LA

707 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$48.08/hr - $54.80/hr

7+ years exp

Meyers Nave is a law firm located in Los Angeles, and they are seeking a Legal Practice Assistant to provide administrative support to their Trial and Litigation Group. The role involves managing multiple projects, effective communication, and document processing while ensuring compliance with court rules and deadlines.

Consulting

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Effective communication, to include draft, review and revision of documents, including correspondence, reports, pleading and memoranda

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to format court pleadings according to applicable court rules and generate TOAs and TOCs using Firm software, which implies a depth of knowledge regarding court rules (federal, state), and in-person/electronic filing

Superior organizational skills with a demonstrated understanding of calendaring practices (e.g., CompuLaw), to keep attorney(s) abreast of upcoming deadlines

Literacy in various software packages (e.g., MS Office, iManage, CCC Macros, time and billing software, Adobe), to include quick and accurate typing speed

Collaborate closely with employees to ensure calendars are formatted and prepared in accordance with Firm best practices

Maintain composure, efficiency and accuracy under high work volume circumstances

Demonstrate excellent support by working cordially, cooperatively and productively with all Firm employees

Other functions as assigned

Qualification

Litigation experienceDocument processingCalendaring practicesMS OfficeIManageTimeBilling softwareMulti-taskCommunicationOrganizational skills

Required

High School Diploma; Bachelor's degree preferred

Minimum of seven (7) years of legal secretary/legal assistant experience

Prior litigation experience in California state and federal court is required; appellate experience is preferred

Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Responds to requests for service and assistance and meets commitments

Speaks clearly and persuasively; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings

Writes clearly and informatively; varies writing style to meet needs

Ability to work with little supervision; prioritizes and anticipates work needs; works well under occasional periods of pressure and short deadlines

Preferred

Bachelor's degree

Appellate experience

Company

Meyers Nave

Meyers Nave is a law firm that specializes in crisis management, public contracts, and litigation matters.

Founded in 1986

Oakland, California, USA

51-200 employees

http://meyersnave.com

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