Legal Assistant

Post Date

Jul 01, 2025

Location

San Francisco,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

94111
US
Aug 31, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Administrative Assistant

Req #

DGO-789938

Pay Rate

$28 - $35 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global's client is a fast-paced, busy civil litigation firm based in SF. We are looking for an experienced, highly organized legal assistant supporting 3-4 attorneys for their team.

Candidate should be proficient, efficient, and well-versed with various applications, including but not limited to, advanced MS Word/ Outlook/ Excel/ Access/ PowerPoint skills with TOCs/TOAs in native WORD and Thomson Reuters Drafting Assistant; including; Legal Solutions/ iManage/ CompuLaw/ NextCloud, cloud-based DMS applications, as well as (Windows 11 Pro); DocuSign/Dropbox; and Adobe Acrobat Pro/OCR/ software with advanced features, i.e. bates-stamped/redaction/searchable/bookmark/reduced-sizing/page-numbering/e-sign, etc.

Candidate will be required to proofread, format, and assemble legal documents, including but not limited to, pleadings, contracts, legal memoranda, reports, letter opinions, briefs, court statements, and forms. Candidate will produce a variety of correspondence, reports, memoranda, discovery shells, and other documents. Prepare for e-filings/e-servings, in FederalState courts, using NextGenPACER, File&Serve Xpress, One Legal, etc. Prepare and execute TOCs/TOAs via MS Word/Best Authority/Westlaw Drafting Assistant for MPAs, per local rules. Prepare PDF documents by redacting, bates-stamping, editing, importing e-signature stamps, compressing/reducing size, and bookmarking via zip folders, and links in Dropbox, OneDrive, NextCloud, etc. Calendar hearings via court call/courts Zoom links; scheduling depositions, scheduling court reporters/translators; subpoenas for medical/ employment records. Saving/updating/drafting master captionproof of service in the firms DMS. Pulling documents from various court dockets. Creating discovery shells (both responsive and propounding).

Assistant will assume responsibility for general secretarial assistance, including, but not limited to, reviewing and routing incoming correspondence and other legal materials, making appointments, screening and routing telephone calls, making reservations for meetings, making copies, and compiling complex documentation.

Must be familiar with civil procedure and office procedures.

We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources Request Form. The EEOC "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here.

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Required Skills & Experience

- 3-5 years of experience
- Both plaintiff and defense experience
- Civil procedure understanding
- State and federal filings

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Experience in insurance defense, habitability, personal injury, next best would be labor employment or construction
- Appellate filings
- iManage or cloud based online management system
- One legal, File and Serve Express, any filing websites, Express Networks, Westlaw, Coyote billing system

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.