Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Los Angeles Office

Opportunity

We currently have an opening in our Los Angeles office for a dual Paralegal/Legal Assistant position. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in both civil and administrative litigation. This full-time position will provide administrative, secretarial, and paralegal support.

Qualified candidates are team players with excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, and are able to work with a variety of people. Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and have a positive, proactive, and professional attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support.
• Draft standard correspondence, memoranda, and other documents.
• Review and draft discovery requests and responses for attorney review.
• Review and redact documents for production, prepare privilege logs, analyze evidence.
• Organize and maintain evidence in paper and electronic formats.
• Basic legal research using electronic and traditional methods.
• Establish and maintain calendar and deadline reminder system; utilize master calendar system.
• Set up client files following firm conflict check system. Maintain client files according to established procedures.
• Schedule appointments and make travel arrangements for legal employees as needed.
• Facilitate preparation, set up, and clean up for attorney/client meetings, workshops, consortiums and office meetings.
• Assist with trial and administrative hearing preparation.
• Conduct research, handle basic litigation/administration tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Focus on You

We invite you to check out Lozano Smith, California’s premier public agency law firm. You’ll find a place where people can thrive and grow both personally and professionally. Along the way, you’ll discover a team that is connected and fulfilled by the work they do. Join the journey – it is rewarding each and every day.

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Partnering with school districts, community colleges, cities, counties and all types of public agencies is at the core of what we do. Our 30+ year commitment has positively impacted countless students and communities throughout California.

Spotlight on Culture

• Mentoring Program
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Child-Friendly Business Award Winner
• Blue Hat Project: Community Engagement Program
• No Jerks Rule

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• National Rankings:
• #1 Firm for Female Attorneys
• #1 Firm for Female Nonpartners
• #1 Firm for Minority Equity Attorneys
• #2 Firm for Female Minority Attorneys
• #4 Firm for Minority Attorneys
• #8 Firm for Females Promoted to Partner

(Rankings based on Firm’s 101-250 attorney classification and percentages within each category in Law 360’s 2020 Diversity Snapshot and Glass Ceiling Report.)

Connect

We invite interested applicants to learn more on our website: lozanosmith.com/careers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable working full time, onsite in our Los Angeles office?

Experience:

• legal: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Required)

Work Location: In person