Legal Assistant

About the job: We are currently in search of a Legal Assistant to join our team in Sacramento, CA. The ideal candidate for this position should be a self-starter, with a keen attention to detail, able to meet strict deadlines, and prioritize tasks to be efficient and effective. The candidate will be responsible for a variety of administrative and legal secretarial duties including drafting, revising, and proofreading correspondence and other legal documents, court filings, creating and maintaining client files, calendaring deadlines and a variety of other duties as assigned.

In addition, the candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat. The position provides competitive compensation, benefits, and an excellent work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong knowledge of law and legal procedures
• Prepare and draft correspondence
• Serve as a liaison between the client and attorney
• Maintain attorney calendars and case files
• Schedule appointments, court appearances, and mediation/deposition hearings and juggle multiple deadlines.
• Answer telephones, screen and route calls, take messages and answer routine questions
• Receives, verifies, organizes and sorts between critical and non critical paperwork and documents
• File/ E-filing in State and Federal court and Calendaring.
• Record documents with courts and other governmental offices, request checks for related fees, and communicate with others as necessary to accomplish the filing and recording of documents
• Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to all client and Firm-related information
• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices etc.

Qualifications:

• Positive “will-do” work ethic and team player
• Excellent grammar, writing, editing skills and comfortable multi-tasking
• Organized, quick learner, detail-oriented and responsive.
• Experience with PAGA, wage & hour and class action matters a plus
• String Knowledge in State calendaring procedures ( Federal a plus)
• 3-5 years of experience in fast-paced legal environment;
• Superior interpersonal skills and patience in communication with clients;
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload and use own judgment in decision making on how to meet all deadlines adequately and efficiently;
• Ability to take the initiative in handling projects and anticipating what needs to be done;
• High degree of professionalism and dependability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and time-keeping applications and case management software.
• Must display a professional appearance and manner with clients, lawyers, paralegals and other staff members.

Benefits:

• 100% Paid Medical
• 100% Paid Dental
• 100% Paid Vision
• 401K
• Sick & Vacation
• Paid Holidays

Work Environment:

• On-site (Hybrid option after 90 days)
• Great work/life balance
• Collegial and energetic work environment
•  Salary depends upon experience. $60-70K