Trial Department Assistant
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP is an established real estate law firm with offices across California, seeking a Trial Department Assistant for their Concord office. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and timely production of all pre-trial and post-trial documents in the trial phase of the unlawful detainer process.
Responsibilities
- Maintain communication with attorneys regarding upcoming court cases
- Respond to client inquiries via phone and email
- Make calls to court for processing trial matters
- Request trial dates and prepare files for trial
- Perform E-filing, paper filing, and additional administrative duties as needed by the department
- Update ProLaw and complete events following trial
- Follow up with clients regarding stipulation compliance
- Bill files, sort and distribute mail, and perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Previous administrative office experience, ideally in a law firm
- Experience with e-filing
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and complete work in a timely and efficient manner
- Minimum typing speed of 60 words per minute
- Formal legal training and/or trial experience
- Essential Forms, ProLaw, and Pacer efficiency
- Knowledge of unlawful detainers and local county court rules and procedures
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid vacation
- Sick time
- Hybrid work model for select positions within the Firm
- New hire employees who are offered a hybrid schedule will complete their onboarding and training in-office as deemed necessary for the position by the firm before transitioning to a hybrid schedule, subject to approval by their supervisor
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