Legal Assistant – Civil Litigation

Legal Assistant – Civil Litigation

Location: San Diego, CA

Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid

Salary: $95,000–$105,000/year

Remote: Up to 4 remote days per month

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support multiple attorneys on a busy civil litigation team. The ideal candidate will have strong litigation experience, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to independently manage documents, deadlines, calendars, and attorney support.

Key Responsibilities

• Support multiple litigation attorneys with day-to-day legal and administrative needs.
• Draft, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and other legal documents.
• Prepare and electronically file documents with state and federal courts.
• Manage attorney calendars, court deadlines, hearings, depositions, and client meetings.
• Schedule and coordinate depositions, court reporters, witnesses, mediations, and hearings.
• Monitor litigation deadlines and follow up to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, vendors, and other parties.
• Organize and maintain electronic and physical case files.
• Assist with billing, expense reports, invoices, and other administrative matters.
• Provide trial and hearing preparation support, including exhibits and litigation binders.
• Handle confidential and sensitive legal information with professionalism.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal/litigation support experience.
• Experience working in civil litigation, preferably within a mid-size or large law firm.
• Strong knowledge of litigation terminology, procedures, and court filing requirements.
• Experience with pleadings, motions, discovery, e-filing, calendaring, and deadline management.
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook skills.
• Experience with a legal document management system such as iManage or a comparable platform.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High school diploma required; bachelor's degree is a plus.

Ideal Background

Candidates with experience in civil litigation, insurance defense, medical malpractice, professional liability, personal injury, commercial litigation, or other litigation-focused practice areas are encouraged to apply.

Work Arrangement

This is a primarily onsite position in San Diego, with the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 days per month.

Compensation

$95,000–$105,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.