About this role
About the Role A busy employment litigation firm in Emeryville is seeking a Legal Secretary to join its team on a contract-to-hire basis. This position is fully onsite for the first 90 days to support training, onboarding, and integration with the team, before transitioning to a hybrid schedule of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. The ideal candidate will have prior litigation support experience and be comfortable handling traditional legal secretarial responsibilities, including dictation/transcription, state and federal e-filing, document formatting, and calendaring, in a fast-paced law practice. What You'll Do
- Support attorneys handling employment litigation matters
- Prepare, revise, proofread, and format legal documents and correspondence
- Create and maintain Tables of Contents (TOC) and Tables of Authorities (TOA)
- File documents in California state and federal courts
- Manage attorney calendars, deadlines, court dates, and reminders
- Coordinate hearings, depositions, meetings, and other case-related events
- Handle document production, organization, and case file maintenance
- Perform dictation and transcription as needed
- Assist with general administrative and legal support duties What We're Looking For
- Prior experience as a Legal Secretary, Litigation Secretary, or Legal Assistant in a law firm environment
- Employment litigation experience strongly preferred
- Proficiency with California state and federal e-filing procedures
- Experience preparing TOCs and TOAs
- Strong calendaring and deadline management skills
- Comfortable with dictation and transcription responsibilities
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and proofreading abilities
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Word formatting Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: 33 - 40 USD per hour
- Benefits include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance; and eligibility to enroll in the company 401(k) plan
- Onsite training and hybrid work arrangement after initial period