Job Description
Our client with a legal team that has more than 100 years of combined experience handling personal injury claims and cases in employment law is actively seeking to add a Legal Assistant, experienced in Plaintiff P.I. - Litigation Department to their well recognized team.
Our client has extensive experience with personal injury cases in California, and have helped recover more than $100 million in settlements and case awards, with a team of highly experienced trial lawyers that handle a broad range of cases from personal injury to employment to consumer fraud.
If you are ready to join an impressive team where “Excellence | Commitment | Results” encapsulates the Firm's beliefs and ideals, please apply for immediate consideration.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Experience in personal injury claims or personal injury litigation
- MUST be Bilingual Spanish
- Draft correspondence and notices to be sent to opposing counsel and clients
- Review, draft and finalize pleadings (summons, complaints, motion papers, brief reports, trial documents etc.)
- Propounding and responding to discovery.
- Coordinating and confirming service of process for all necessary documents throughout case.
- Maintain and manage attorney calendar.
- Send notices to all parties and schedule court reporters for depositions.
- Scheduling and calendaring appointments, hearings, and court dates from inception of the case through trial, depositions (with clients, court reporters/videographers, interpreters, etc.)
- Prepare and finalize subpoenas.
- Review mail and keep proof of service current.
- Responsible for editing, organizing and filing/indexing all trial documents (motions, exhibit lists, witness lists, jury instructions, verdict forms, trial briefs, etc.)
- Assists Paralegal
Qualifications:
- MUST be Bilingual Spanish
- Client Confidentiality
- Legal Administration Skills
- Organized
- Attention to detail
- Dependable
- Work well with a team
Salary: $17 - $23 per hour, DOE
Benefits:- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Beverly Hills, California |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $17–$23 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 1970 |
| Website | http://jba.com |
About Company
JBA was founded in the late 1970s by a female computer scientist who managed different projects in IT, and saw a market for supporting companies through building a consultancy. Thus, Jacqueline Buickians and Associates (JBA) was formed. Throughout the years, demand set in for recruitment and we expanded our services in this area. We diversified our offerings for different positions, expanding our company focus from technology to fields like accounting, legal, marketing, administrative, and most recently, warehouse support. Today, JBA provides services beyond recruitment, supporting companies with creative services like digital marketing, employer branding, and training. Building from 35 years in business, our complementing services add value to our clients in this evolving global market.
Skills
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- Employee Assistance Planunmatched
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- Legalunmatched
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- Mail Processingunmatched
- Multilingualunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Paralegalunmatched
- Personal Injuryunmatched
- Spanish Languageunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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