Experienced Employment and Class Action Legal Assistant
About The Position
We are a leading California employment law firm based in Beverly Hills, focused on high-impact employment litigation, class actions, PAGA representative actions, wage-and-hour claims, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and other workplace rights matters. Our firm represents employees in meaningful cases against some of the largest companies in California and across the country. We are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant who is organized, detail-oriented, and ready to support a busy litigation team handling complex employment matters. This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to grow in plaintiff-side employment litigation and work closely with attorneys on active cases from intake through resolution.
Requirements
- 3+ years of California civil litigation experience
- Experience supporting litigation attorneys
- Knowledge of California court filing procedures and litigation deadlines
- Strong proofreading, formatting, and document preparation skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple cases, deadlines, and attorney requests
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
- High level of discretion and confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience with California employment litigation
- Experience with class action and PAGA matters
- Experience with trial preparation, mediation preparation, or settlement support
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
- Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, Legal Assistant Certificate, or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Provide daily administrative and litigation support to attorneys
- Prepare, proofread, format, and revise legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, notices, declarations, subpoenas, and legal forms
- Maintain electronic and physical case files
- Track litigation deadlines, court dates, statutes of limitation, and filing deadlines
- Calendar hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, meetings, handle client calls and emails
- Prepare documents for electronic filing in California state and federal courts
- File documents through One Legal, File & ServeXpress, PACER, and other e-filing systems
- Prepare proofs of service and coordinate service of process
- Assist with discovery, document productions, exhibits, deposition materials, and discovery logs
- Communicate professionally with clients, attorneys, vendors, opposing counsel, court reporters, interpreters, and process servers
- Request, organize, and maintain employment records, personnel files, payroll records, wage statements, and supporting documents
- Assist with class action and PAGA matters, including large document sets, confidential employee information, class administrator coordination, mediation preparation, and settlement support
- Keep case management systems updated with deadlines, notes, documents, and case activity
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Paid parking
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Career growth opportunities within the firm
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
