[ Legal Jobs ]
The positions on this list are predominantly with law firms and legal departments of corporations. Both Temporary and Direct Placement positions are included.Temporary positions are displayed in Red and direct placement positions are displayed in BLACK.
Calendar Clerk Prominent downtown Oakland law firm seeks a full time calendar clerk. Duties include calculating dates; entering dates in Compulaw; handling reminders; and generating a master calendar. Requires thorough knowledge of Compulaw. Must have 5+ years litigation calendaring experience. Candidates must have thorough knowledge of local, superior court rules, be extremely well organized, detail-oriented and have excellent communication skills. L885 Oakland to $50K Litigation Secretary Small downtown SF offices seeks an experienced litigation secretary to work with another litigation secretary to support two attorneys who specializes in Plaintiff & Defense Civil Litigation. This candidate will be groomed to be the new office Manager. Accounting experience is preferred. Must have 5+ years of litigation secretary experience. Proficient in Word Perfect is a must. Knowledge of Quickbooks is a plus. (L897)
San Francisco $55K to $60K Collections This company is one of the largest law firm in the US. They have 20+ offices worldwide. Position will be responsible for collecting delinquent accounts and conducting credit investigations in compliance with department standards and objectives. This position will have significant interaction with clients, office manager/administrator and shareholder of the firm. Here are just some of the duties: 1. Collection of past due accounts. Determines reason for delinquencies and taking the necessary actions to prevent future efforts. A minimum of twenty (20) contacts required per day. 2. Follow-up and monitoring of accounts. Prompt follow-up in order to ensure payment plans, promises and deadlines are kept. This duty requires follow-up of all accounts until brought to a conclusion. Enters and maintain proper coding of accounts in the Elite billing/collection system for accurate financial reporting, file maintenance and file placement. 4. Determines and recommends accounts to be assigned to outside collection attorneys, agencies, and filing of bankruptcies. Responsible for preparing files, gathering all credit history information, working with attorneys in order to obtain case file information.
Requires a minimum of 5+ yeas of collections experience in either a law firm or professional services. (L908)
San Francisco $60K to $65K Senior Lead Paralegal Position must have 10+ years experience & must also be experienced running large cases. Candidates must have advanced knowledge of litigation support and case management as well as expertise in organizing large caseloads, familiarity with databases, and thorough knowledge of trial preparation. Requires a baccalaureate degree and /or a certificate of completion from an American Bar Associated approved paralegal program. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong organizational skills. Position requires extensive knowledge of both Federal and State procedures. Must be computer literate in MS Office. (L910)
Palo Alto To Hi $90s Litigation Secretary Sacramento base law firm seeks two experienced litigation secretary to support the firm's redevelopment/public law/water law section and public works and private construction projects. Candidates must have both transactional and litigation experience. Requires at least 5+ years of litigation experience. Candidates must be flexible, highly organized, posses strong interpersonal and communications skills, a high level of attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment. Must know MS Word. (L-914) Oakland $55K to $60K Litigation Secretary Prominent downtown Oakland law firm seeks legal secretary with heavy litigation experience. This position will support 2 attorneys who are working on the same case. This is a busy desk and will be doing constant pleadings. (L915) Oakland To $60k Litigation Paralegal Prominent downtown SF law firm has immediate need for an experience Litigation Paralegal to work a 6 months temporary assignment to assist a case going to trial in January. The successful candidate will have previous trial experience and have participated in trial involving large cases. Minimum of 5 years litigation experience is required. Responsibilities include factual research; trial preparation, document organization, management and analysis; drafting correspondence, and discovery pleadings. Must have excellent communication skills and ability to perform required tasks successfully in an team environment. Proficiency with Westlaw, Lexis and other legal programs and applications is required. (M2111) San Francisco $25-30 an hour