Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.

Location:

Remote, with California-based candidates strongly preferred

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pacific Job Type:

Temp-to-hire Pay:

$36 to $43 per hour, depending on experience

Anticipated Permanent Salary:

$75,000 to $90,000

Start Date:

ASAP Beacon Hill Legal is partnering with a rapidly growing employer-side labor and employment and civil litigation boutique in Orange County seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant. This is a fully remote, temp-to-hire opportunity supporting three to four attorneys in a fast-paced litigation practice. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on California civil litigation experience and be able to independently manage filings, calendaring, discovery, and legal document preparation. Prior labor and employment experience is preferred but not required. Responsibilities

• Draft, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, and other legal documents
• Prepare answers to complaints, motions to compel, and other motions
• Prepare motion for summary judgment shells
• Prepare and respond to discovery requests
• Complete California Judicial Council forms
• Prepare notices of remote appearance
• Electronically file documents in California state courts
• Assist with federal court filings as needed
• Upload documents through arbitration portals
• Calendar pleading, discovery, and motion deadlines
• Calendar answers, oppositions, replies, hearings, and status conferences
• Assist with litigation reports and budgets
• Manage competing priorities and deadlines while supporting three to four attorneys Qualifications
• 5+ years of civil litigation legal assistant experience
• Strong knowledge of California civil litigation procedures and deadlines
• Hands-on experience preparing pleadings, motions, and discovery
• California state court e-filing experience
• Ability to independently calculate and calendar litigation deadlines
• Strong proofreading, formatting, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Adobe, Microsoft Office, and Outlook
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to anticipate next steps
• Professional, collaborative, and receptive to constructive feedback Preferred Experience
• Labor and employment litigation
• Employer-side civil litigation
• Federal court e-filing
• Arbitration matters and filing portals
• NetDocuments
• Clio The firm is willing to train on NetDocuments, Clio, and federal e-filing.

Candidates must already be comfortable with the fundamentals of civil litigation, including discovery, document preparation, California court filings, and calendaring. Beacon Hill will provide a laptop for the temporary assignment. Candidates should be prepared to discuss their hands-on experience with California litigation filings, discovery, pleadings, motions, and deadline calculation during the interview process. Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents:

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. If you would like to complete our voluntary self-identification form, please click here or copy and paste the following link into an open window in your browser: https://jobs.beaconhillstaffing.com/eeoc/ Completion of this form is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment, or the terms or conditions of your employment. This form will be used for reporting purposes only and will be kept separate from all other records.

Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement. Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings. We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)To view the full job description, click here