Job Title: Litigation Legal Assistant
Location: Sacramento, CA 95814
Salary/Payrate: $30-$45/hr DOE, plus a strong benefits package!!! (employer-paid medical, dental & vision, 401(k) with employer contributions, and more)
Work Environment: Onsite
Term: Temp-to-Hire (3 months or less) or Direct Hire. Full-time, 32-40 hrs/week.
Bachelor's degree required: No
Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 if the person you refer is hired
JOB DESCRIPTION
A well-established boutique law firm in the Sacramento area is seeking a Legal Assistant to join its small, collaborative team. This is a hybrid role combining litigation support with records management, ideal for someone who wants steady, consistent work in a calmer environment rather than a high-volume, high-pressure litigation setting. Flexible scheduling is available (minimum 32 hours per week to qualify for benefits).
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and file court documents, and research and confirm applicable court rules
- Understand and calculate service-related deadlines
- Coordinate service of documents and filings or recordings with county and other government offices
- Maintain the firm calendar for deadlines and reminders
- Manage document filing and overall maintenance of client records, including creating new files, indexing, and saving documents into the document management system
- Scan, upload, and organize records; close files and coordinate off-site storage
- Draft and review legal documents and correspondence
- Support attorneys with workflow requests and special projects
- Provide backup support to the Office Administrator
Qualifications
- Court filing experience required, including the ability to locate and apply court rules (state superior court experience is a solid foundation; federal a plus)
- Approximately 2+ years of litigation support or legal assistant/secretary experience; candidates with strong fundamentals will be considered
- Experience with records or file management preferred
- Comfortable with routine, detail-oriented work and a steady pace
- Excellent organization, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat; experience with document management or legal research and calendaring tools is a plus (training provided)
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Must be able to work fully onsite
What's Offered
- Competitive hourly pay ($30-$45/hr DOE)
- Annual performance reviews, raises, and holiday bonuses
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for employees
- Paid vacation accrued from day one, increasing after year two, plus front-loaded sick time
- 401(k) with employer contributions regardless of employee participation
- Stable, supportive small-firm environment