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About Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP
Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead (LBBK) is a certified female-owned law firm dedicated to providing responsive, quality, and result-oriented services to our clients. Whether defending our clients in litigation or offering proactive advice designed to prevent litigation, we partner with our clients to help them achieve their goals. Our mission is simple: to provide comprehensive solutions for the legal needs of companies throughout California.
Our attorneys specialize in employment law, professional liability with an emphasis on design professionals, construction, toxic tort, business and general liability litigation. The attorneys represent clients in simple and complex litigation before state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. Our attorneys pride themselves in providing proactive counseling and training to help clients attain their dynamic business goals and prevent litigation.
Job Summary
LBBK is seeking an experienced litigation Legal Secretary for its San Diego office, with 5 years of heavy litigation experience required. The ideal candidate must possess strong civil litigation knowledge, excellent calendaring and organization skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work well independently within a busy office environment.
Essential job functions and duties
Editing and finalizing legal documents, letters, and reports
Manual Calendaring (Outlook)
Filing with state and federal courts (including e-filing)
General administrative duties such as answering phones, expense reports, travel arrangements and managing attorneys' schedules
Manage work for multiple cases and multiple attorneys
Work independently as well as support team efforts
Minimum requirements
Must be an experienced litigation legal secretary with 2-4 years of experience
Must have thorough knowledge of state and federal court filing requirements including experience with e-filing
Must have strong knowledge of calendaring (i.e. state and federal court rules, dates and procedures) without the use of a calendaring program
Strong technical skills (Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Able to prepare TOA's and TOC's in Word.
Experience preparing legal documents including motions (MSJs), discovery, pleadings and judicial council forms
Great communication skills and extremely organized
Familiarity with iManage, Coyote Analytics, Westlaw - Deadline Assistant, and PACER
Ability to multi-task and manage several projects simultaneously
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to handle constructive criticism
Ability to work independently with little supervision, and still get the job done
Team player
Tech Savvy
Quick, efficient and excellent attention to detail
Ability to interact with co-workers to achieve a common goal
Desire to learn new tasks and take on additional responsibility
Strong work ethic
Full-Time: 40 hours a week (In-office required. Hybrid schedule after 3 months) Days: Monday - Friday
Hours: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance (100% paid by employer), 401K, PTO and provide parking.