9 results for Entrylevel Legal Assistant in San Diego, CA

Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant Prestigious mid-sized firm with multiple offices is expanding! Are you an experienced Litigation Paralegal/Secretary with a knack for managing complex cases and supporting a top-tier legal team? Do you have a strong background in business litigation and want to be part of a dynamic, growing firm with a vision for excellence? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for YOU! Why Join this team?<ul><li>Fast-Paced, Cutting-Edge Environment: Work on high-stakes, complex business litigation cases alongside a team of legal experts.</li><li>Rapid Growth & Opportunities: As a growing firm with multiple offices, there’s immense opportunity for career development and advancement.</li><li>Collaborative & Supportive Culture: Be part of a close-knit, supportive team that values innovation, dedication, and work-life balance.</li><li>Competitive Compensation: We offer top-notch salaries, benefits, and incentives to ensure your hard work is well-rewarded.</li></ul>What You’ll Be Doing:<ul><li>Provide essential support for complex business litigation matters, from case initiation to resolution.</li><li>Manage and organize discovery, pleadings, and motions for high-stakes litigation.</li><li>Prepare draft legal documents, correspondence, and filings, ensuring accuracy and compliance.</li><li>Coordinate scheduling, court filings, and trial preparation for attorneys handling major business disputes.</li><li>Keep track of key deadlines, manage case files, and assist with trial preparation and post-trial motions.</li><li>Communicate directly with clients, witnesses, experts, and opposing counsel to ensure smooth case management.</li></ul> If you're ready to take on exciting challenges in a rapidly expanding firm, with the opportunity for career growth and the satisfaction of being part of a talented team, we want to hear from you!Apply Now and Make Your Mark at a Leading Complex Business Litigation Firm! To apply, submit resumes ONLY to Vice President, Quidana Dove at Quidana.Dove< at >RobertHalf.< com >

Legal Assistant / Paralegal We are looking for a Legal Assistant / Paralegal to join the legal department of one of the largest fast-food chains on the West coast. This is a long-term contract position that will partner with attorneys and paralegals on a collaborative team. This position is on-site at their company headquarters in Irvine, California. This is a small legal team where you will get to have your hands in a number of areas including administrative support, intellectual property social media searches and infringement, and filing with the courts. Parking on-site and free lunch at the company restaurant available daily. Responsibilities:• Provide administrative support to the department, including handling phone calls, processing invoices, and maintaining the office• Manage calendars and schedule meetings• Handle e-filing, scanning, and shredding tasks, including opening and closing files• Assist with office upkeep and take responsibility for office supplies• Conduct online and social media research for intellectual property matters• Maintain trademark files and manage online infringement take-downs on a weekly basis• Draft and send cease and desist letters for trademark infringements• Assist in general liability case management, including the preparation and service of legal documents, court filings, and scheduling depositions.

Legal Assistant - Bankruptcy Litigation One of RHL's best clients - a national law firm with offices around the country - is seeking to add a Legal Administrative Assistant (LAA) to their team in Costa Mesa. This LAA will support the Bankruptcy Litigation team. Prior practice area experience is a must! The Am Law firm prides itself on strong mentorship, quality training, and a congenial workplace. We have placed 3 LAAs there who are super happy! Responsibilities of Role: o eFilings – up to 10 per week in Bankruptcy court. Filing & serving documents is an important part of the job.o Formatting – they have a word processing dept. but this LAA will have to format occasionally as well. The attorney are perfectionists; this skillset is important (knowing which font, the precise spacing, local judges’ rules, etc.).o Calendaring – for 4 attorneys. They have a docketing dept. Dates comes through the docketing department, but the attorneys then want their Outlook calendars updated. Docketing supports with any deadline-related questions.o Billing – enter attorney time, and LAA approves pre-bills then send cover letters out.o No heavy trial preparation work, but exposure to this is a plus.^ Pay is contingent upon experience with these things. Details of Role:· Hours: 7.5 hour day. Roughly 8:30 - 5 daily.· Profile that would be a fit:o Extremely high attention to detail. These partners are perfectionists, but kind.o As many years of litigation secretary/assistant experience as possible.o Ability to eFile, calendar, format, and managing attorney time. Perks of the Firm:· People on this team help each other figure it out!· High level of respect for staff, no micromanaging, no drama· Firm prioritizes pro bono work, and partner closely with Public Law Center· Excellent stability; multiple secretaries have been with their attorneys for 20-40 years!

Calendaring Legal Assistant A 20+ person boutique law firm in Del Mar is seeking a calendaring legal assistant to join their growing firm! Litigation secretaries with strong docketing skills are also welcome to apply! This role will almost exclusively be focused on calendaring and docket management. A strong foundation of civil litigation in CA is required in order to calendar / docket effectively. Pay is contingent upon experience. The firm offers a hybrid schedule, but the calendaring legal assistant should be able to work in Del Mar (off High Bluff Drive!) three times per week. Please do not apply if you do not live in San Diego. Responsibilities of Role: <ul><li>Calendaring for all 12 attorneys - this is most of the day!</li><li>Dates are pre-calculated in Law Toolbox (within Center Base software) so it’s not manual calendaring, but a knowledge of calendaring litigation deadlines is required.</li><li>Preparing depo notices, subpoenas, and appearance schedules.</li><li>Familiarity with pleadings is discovery is helpful (so when you look at the motion, you know what you are calendaring)</li></ul>Profile that would be a fit:<ul><li>Solid understanding of CA civil codes & procedures, who has strong calendaring skills.</li><li>Team player, who is okay with reaching out when they don’t have enough work and offer to help others (and likewise will say “can someone take something from my load?” when they are overwhelmed).</li><li>Someone who takes work seriously but can laugh with others and has a sense of humor and easy-going personality.</li><li>Someone who wants to stay at a firm for a long time! They care about stability. </li></ul>Perks of Firm:<ul><li>The now office manager did this job for many years! She is there to train.</li><li>They have 50 templates on iManage and thorough training notes – tons of resources!</li><li>They are currently remodeling their office, on one of the most expensive streets for real estate in the country!</li><li>Office serves the “best coffee in San Diego” (Seven Seas). They roast the beans the day before they send them to the office.</li><li>The firm does something fun together once a month (lunches, happy hours, etc.).</li><li>“We do not allow any yelling. If that happens, the attorney is in trouble!” – managing partner</li><li>“Your efforts are acknowledged and rewarded. The managing partner is a good example: he always says please and thank you. You won’t be asked to give 100% unless they are also giving 100% themselves.” – senior legal secretary</li><li>The office manager and senior legal secretary have been there for 16 years! Many staff members have strong tenure.</li></ul>

Litigation Paralegal We are seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join a high performing law firm with offices around the state, for their San Diego location. This firm has been a robust client of RHL over the years in various locations. In this role, you will support complex litigation cases, managing all stages from pleadings to trial and appeal. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Oversee case management from start to finish</li><li>Prepare for and go to trial</li><li>Draft, review, and revise pleadings</li><li>Maintain case files and discovery logs</li><li>Support document productions and manage deposition/hearing prep</li><li>Cite-check briefs for accuracy</li><li>Coordinate document review and manage eDiscovery</li><li>Work extended hours and travel as needed</li></ul>

In-House Litigation Paralegal A growing legal department with a logistics company in Irvine is seeking an in-house litigation paralegal with defense-side litigation experience. This litigation paralegal will be responsible for in-house litigation, for defense-side general liability and employment law cases. Working on-site in Irvine daily is required, and candidates should already reside in Orange County. Responsibilities of Role: o Legal holds – initiating in CasePoint (can train on)o Subpoenas – responding to them (downloading and sending off documents)o eDiscovery – gathering/collecting/retaining documentso Investigations – asking high level questions, obtaining documents from accidents / internal teams· Software: Bright Flag Workspaces and Case Point, plus MS Office Suite. Pay is contingent upon experience with the duties above. Details of Role:· Hours: Start time at 9am at the latest but as early at 7:30am.· Profile that would be a fit:o Someone who takes ownership of projects, who wants to take charge on what they are working on.o Someone who proactively thinks ahead to next steps, and know the why behind what they are doing.o Someone who is willing to develop new systems and is okay with change. The mentality should be, “we tried this process and it didn’t work, let’s try something else!”o Someone with the autonomy and honesty to work remotely RHL placed a junior paralegal with this team last year who is thriving! This company is targeting the new paralegal to start the first week of March.

Paralegal We are searching for an experienced Corporate Paralegal to join our team in Irvine, California. As a Paralegal, your role will involve managing legal operations, handling commercial contracts, and overseeing corporate governance. This position offers a short-term contract employment opportunity. Responsibilities:• Handle the administration of legal operations efficiently• Manage and oversee all aspects of corporate governance• Draft, review, and manage commercial contracts• Conduct briefing sessions and manage calendar events• Oversee claim administration and CompuLaw operations• Maintain clear and effective communication with clients and team members.

Legal Secretary 7.5 hour day Legal Secretary: 7.5 Hour Day National Firm (NICE GROUP!): up to $105,000 This Legal Secretary role requires the successful Legal Secretary candidate to comfortably undertake duties such as:• Typing and formatting pleadings, arbitration briefs, discovery, table of contents, and table of authorities.• Filing documents through E-filing with state courts.• Coordinating general administrative tasks, such as maintaining attorneys’ calendars, handling client interactions, opening new matters, and managing general correspondence.• Arrange multi-party events like arbitration hearings, depositions and firm-sponsored programs.• Enter attorneys' billable hours, invoices and expenses.• Facilitate communications with opposing counsel, vendors, courts, mediators, and experts. The successful Legal Secretary candidate will be supporting two partners and one associate with a caseload that consists of 30% federal cases. The firm uses iManage/FileSite software that entails macro templates. Typically, the role requires around 3-4 court filings per week. TO APPLY, ONLY send resume directly to Vice President of Direct Hire, Samantha Graham at Samantha . Graham @] RobertHalf [dot] [com] ASAP!

Litigation Secretary One of RHL's long-time clients, a boutique real estate litigation firm in downtown San Diego, is seeking a Litigation Secretary to join the team and provide essential administrative support to our attorneys. This role requires proficiency in eFiling, court calendaring, document formatting, and discovery management. Responsibilities:<ul><li>eFiling and Court Administration:</li><li>Prepare and electronically file pleadings, motions, and other legal documents with state and federal courts.</li><li>Maintain accurate and up-to-date court calendars and deadlines.</li><li>Coordinate with court clerks and other administrative personnel.</li><li>Monitor court websites and stay informed of procedural changes.</li><li>Document Management and Formatting:</li><li>Format and proofread legal documents, including pleadings, motions, correspondence, and discovery requests, ensuring accuracy and compliance with court rules.</li><li>Manage and organize electronic and physical case files.</li><li>Create and maintain document templates and style guides.</li><li>Discovery Support:</li><li>Assist with the preparation and service of discovery requests and responses.</li><li>Organize and maintain discovery documents and databases.</li><li>Coordinate and schedule depositions.</li><li>Prepare privilege logs.</li></ul>