Litigation Legal Assistant – Remote

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Location: Remote, with California-based candidates strongly preferred
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Job Type: Temp-to-hire
Pay: $36 to $43 per hour, depending on experience
Anticipated Permanent Salary: $75,000 to $90,000
Start Date: ASAP

Beacon Hill Legal is partnering with a rapidly growing employer-side labor and employment and civil litigation boutique in Orange County seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant. This is a fully remote, temp-to-hire opportunity supporting three to four attorneys in a fast-paced litigation practice.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on California civil litigation experience and be able to independently manage filings, calendaring, discovery, and legal document preparation. Prior labor and employment experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Draft, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, and other legal documents
• Prepare answers to complaints, motions to compel, and other motions
• Prepare motion for summary judgment shells
• Prepare and respond to discovery requests
• Complete California Judicial Council forms
• Prepare notices of remote appearance
• Electronically file documents in California state courts
• Assist with federal court filings as needed
• Upload documents through arbitration portals
• Calendar pleading, discovery, and motion deadlines
• Calendar answers, oppositions, replies, hearings, and status conferences
• Assist with litigation reports and budgets
• Manage competing priorities and deadlines while supporting three to four attorneys

Qualifications

• 5+ years of civil litigation legal assistant experience
• Strong knowledge of California civil litigation procedures and deadlines
• Hands-on experience preparing pleadings, motions, and discovery
• California state court e-filing experience
• Ability to independently calculate and calendar litigation deadlines
• Strong proofreading, formatting, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Adobe, Microsoft Office, and Outlook
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to anticipate next steps
• Professional, collaborative, and receptive to constructive feedback

Preferred Experience

• Labor and employment litigation
• Employer-side civil litigation
• Federal court e-filing
• Arbitration matters and filing portals
• NetDocuments
• Clio

The firm is willing to train on NetDocuments, Clio, and federal e-filing. Candidates must already be comfortable with the fundamentals of civil litigation, including discovery, document preparation, California court filings, and calendaring.

Beacon Hill will provide a laptop for the temporary assignment. Candidates should be prepared to discuss their hands-on experience with California litigation filings, discovery, pleadings, motions, and deadline calculation during the interview process.

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