Busy Los Angeles Labor & Employment law firm is currently seeking a Spanish speaking Legal Assistant for immediate hire. This is a full time in person position. (This is not a remote or hyrid role) You will be joining a law firm with a friendly office environment and plenty of opportunities for growth. You will communicate with clients and prospective clients, so personal and professional discretion are a must. The ideal candidate must be able to organize work; proofread, think critically, and manage their time well; maintain meticulous attention to detail; maintain confidentiality; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; and work both collaboratively and independently and in a team environment. The right candidate must have a minimum of 2 years experience in a law firm setting, and possess a bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal training/certificate. Experience with employment law is preferred, but not required.

Job Duties Include:

Assist in preparing a variety of litigation documents, such as pleadings, motions, briefs, and other related documents
Assist in filing legal documents with state, federal, and appellate courts, and serve documents on all parties
Assist in initiating arbitration demands and serve documents
Assist in preparing and serving discovery related documents
Maintain docket, calendars, and response dates for assigned attorneys.
Schedule and coordinate court hearings, appearances, depositions, mediations, and other legal proceedings with court reporters, witnesses, outside counsel, opposing counsel and other parties.

Required Knowledge of: Microsoft Suite, Dropbox, Docusign, and time and billing software. Basic legal terminology, forms, formats, procedures, documents, and office operations and practices; the court system and court rules; litigation procedures; proper format of legal citations; principles of indexing and maintaining legal case and administrative files; English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation and business letter writing; and current office procedures.

Salary will commensurate between $22 - $35 per hour BOE. We offer a Competitive Compensation Package including Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick days, and year end discretionary bonuses.

Melmed Law Group

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