Elder Abuse Litigation Legal Assistant (Remote) | Nicaragua
About The Position
The Litigation Legal Assistant supports an active California plaintiff-side litigation practice focused primarily on elder abuse and medical malpractice, as well as nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and complex personal injury matters. This hands-on litigation role involves discovery, subpoenas, medical records, court filings, depositions, calendaring, and case preparation rather than general administration. The assistant manages routine litigation assignments independently under attorney supervision, helping keep cases organized and deadlines moving. The work includes preparing and organizing litigation documents and evidence, coordinating with clients and other case participants, and supporting matters through mediation and trial.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of hands-on California civil litigation experience.
- Practical experience assisting with written discovery responses, including interrogatories, Requests for Production, and Requests for Admission, for attorney review.
- Working knowledge of California litigation procedures, including court calendaring, electronic filing, subpoenas, depositions, and service of process.
- Ability to distinguish expert witness testimony and opinions from lay witness testimony and support related litigation preparation.
- Strong written and verbal English skills for legal documents, professional correspondence, and deadline-sensitive work.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and legal case management or document management systems.
- Ability to provide a personally drafted, redacted legal writing sample, preferably a discovery response, pleading, or other litigation-related document; confidential and identifying client information must be removed.
Nice To Haves
- Plaintiff-side experience involving elder abuse, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, or complex personal injury litigation.
- Familiarity with medical terminology, healthcare and facility records, medical experts, and common clinical issues involved in elder abuse or malpractice cases.
- Familiarity with California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act litigation.
- Legal education or formal legal studies.
- Experience with Litify or a similar legal case management platform.
- Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Prepare draft responses to Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, Requests for Production, and Requests for Admission for attorney review.
- Organize written discovery, medical and facility records, supporting evidence, and document indexes.
- Track discovery deadlines, outstanding responses, hearings, depositions, mediations, and other litigation milestones across multiple active matters.
- Prepare subpoenas, deposition notices, proofs of service, and related litigation documents.
- Support elder abuse, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and complex personal injury matters.
- Build and maintain medical chronologies and organized case records.
- Coordinate medical record collection, expert reviews, depositions, and communications with clients, opposing counsel, healthcare providers, process servers, and expert witnesses.
- Support California service of process, including personal service, substituted service, summonses, complaints, and subpoenas, and prepare or track proofs of service.
- Assist with California electronic court filings and maintain electronic litigation files, correspondence, exhibits, and supporting documents.
- Help prepare cases for mediation and trial by organizing exhibits, witness information, medical evidence, and other materials requested by attorneys.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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