Job Description
Job Description
Litigation Legal Assistant – San Francisco, CA – (Hybrid)
$80k to $100k
Our client seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant with 3-5 years of experience to support a Partner in a Native American law practice in San Francisco. The role also supports the SF office's Environment & Energy practice. We want a versatile, reliable professional who knows California and federal court filing, proofreads carefully, and is happy to take on litigation support, attorney administration, and office support.
Responsibilities
- Supporting a Native American law Partner and other attorneys with litigation: drafting and proofreading pleadings, preparing exhibits, and managing California, federal, and tribal court filings
- Calendaring, docketing, and managing electronic and paper files, plus scheduling hearings, conferences, and mediations
- Handling attorney administration: entering time, reviewing prebills, tracking client budgets, booking travel, and processing expenses
- Helping with office services such as reception, greeting visitors and coordinating with building security, stocking supplies, copier upkeep, and mail
- Handling last-minute litigation deadlines when they come up
- Conducts legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, or specialized AI legal research platforms
- Drafts, proofreads, cite-checks, and formats legal documents
- Coordinates the assembly of exhibits, binders, and required documentation
- Assists attorneys in drafting discovery requests
- Utilizes AI-assisted eDiscovery and document management platforms
- Handles state (CA), federal, tribal courts, and administrative tribunal filings
- Updates and maintains client data, matter profiles, and conflict-checking systems
- Coordinates complex calendars, scheduling client consultations, depositions, and internal team meetings
Key Requirements
- 3-5 years of law firm legal assistant experience with litigation support (this range is flexible)
- Strong working knowledge of California and federal court filing procedures (PACER, CM/ECF), or the know-how to find the rules quickly
- Excellent proofreading and attention to detail
- Genuinely open to administrative and office support work, including time entry and prebills, not just litigation tasks
- Stable work history without frequent job changes, and able to commute to downtown SF at least 2 days a week