Campbell Lauter & Murphy LP, an litigation boutique law firm, and is seeking a motivated, self-sufficient, experienced Legal Secretary or Law Clerk with at least three years of work experience for its Anaheim office located in Orange County, California.
Candidate Job Description:
The ideal candidate is a self-starter and lifelong learner who requires minimal supervision, has a working knowledge of the civil litigation process, extensive calendaring experience, is very organized, and has mastered sparking joy with the art of time management. This role will be the liaison to the firm’s Orange County Managing Partner. This role will also supervise a small team of legal staff personnel to ensure the office is organized and healthy. This is a hybrid position with requirements to work on-call and in-house each week.
Requisition pre-requisites for Legal Assistant/Law Clerk:
* 2+ years of law firm experience preferred
* Excellent secretarial and computer management skills – typing 60+ wpm
* Knowledge of California Civil Procedure and California Superior Court Rules
* Experience with California Superior Court filings and Southern District of California filings (including e-filing)
* Calendaring experience (preferably, at a law firm)
* Strong skills editing, formatting, and e-filing litigation documents for purposes of the practice of law
* Ability to meet pressing deadlines for legal clients and deliver exceptional work product
* Personable verbal and written communication skills for interacting with People & Culture around the law firm
* Desire to excel in a fast-paced work environment to advance their career
* Organized and open to developing and implementing efficient workflow processes (for instance, Trello)
Benefits, including 401k:
A full benefits package is offered, including a HAS flexible spending account and a 401(k) with employer-sponsored matching. Parking is not provided. However, bicycle share, such as Lime, to and from the location is reimbursed upon receipt by the Accounting Department.
Value of your work in the Legal Assistant/Legal Clerk position:
This role offers an opportunity to gain valuable experience in a law firm litigation boutique. This is a legal assistant support role which requires working closely with attorneys to provide assistance with formatting, document preparation, calendaring, building better business practices, and advocating for the assigned attorneys.
Should you meet the requisition pre-requisites listed above, please do not hesitate to contact The Firm.
