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O’Hagan Meyer LLC, a litigation law firm, has an opening for an experienced, full-time Legal Assistant in its Sacramento, CA office. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience, must be very familiar with the different stages of California litigation (pre-lit, complaint, answer, discovery, pre-trial, trial, appeals) and can hit the ground running. Experience in Labor Employment and Medical Malpractice fields of law are a plus. Duties include but are not limited to drafting correspondence, editing, finalizing and filing pleadings with State and Federal courts, editing, finalizing and serving discovery, monitoring attorney litigation calendars, scheduling depositions, file maintenance, travel arrangements, research, expense reports, time entry and maintaining attorney calendars.
Job Responsibility:
Drafting correspondence
Editing, finalizing and filing pleadings with State and Federal courts
Editing, finalizing and serving discovery
Monitoring attorney litigation calendars
Scheduling depositions
File maintenance
Travel arrangements
Research
Expense reports
Time entry
Maintaining attorney calendars
Requirements:
Minimum of 5 years of experience
Must be very familiar with the different stages of California litigation (pre-lit, complaint, answer, discovery, pre-trial, trial, appeals)
Strong understanding of State and Federal statutes, court rules and procedures pertaining to litigation
Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word, including the formatting of briefs and generating Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in native Word
Experience with Adobe Acrobat is also a must
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Able to work independently as well as with the team
Exceptional organizational skills
Nice to have:
Experience in Labor Employment and Medical Malpractice fields of law are a plus
Experience with IManage is a plus
What we offer:
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Leave, & Company Holidays)