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Legal Support Staff - Paralegal, Legal Secretary, and Docketing Clerk

We have openings for legal support staff in our San Diego office as noted below. There may be flexible options for successful candidates, including fully remote and hybrid opportunities.

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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.

Paralegal (1+ years)

We have an immediate opening for an entry level Litigation Paralegal, working for the Employment Practice Group in our San Diego office. The ideal candidate must have at least one year of Paralegal experience. 

GRSM offers a friendly, business casual environment, with a competitive compensation and full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability Parental Leave & Life Insurance.   

Qualifications:

Ideal candidate should have some knowledge of litigation support and case management, experience organizing large caseloads, discovery, trial preparation, experience assisting at trial, and familiarity with the California and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence.  Responsibilities include client contact, document review and production, drafting and responding to discovery, indexing, exhibit preparation, investigation and research. 

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
  • ABA approved Paralegal certificate
  • Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable litigation support software
  • Strong analytical and written communication skills are required.

For consideration, please submit cover letter, resume and salary requirements to SDRecruiting2@grsm.com with SD Litigation Paralegal in the subject line.

Salary - $53,000 - $70,000

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Legal Secretary (3 years)

We have an immediate opening for a Legal Secretary in our San Diego office. Ideal candidate must have at least three years of legal secretary litigation experience.

The firm offers a full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave & Life Insurance. There may be flexible options for successful candidates, including hybrid and full-time opportunities.

Requirements:

  • Candidates should be familiar with the State and Federal Rules and Administrative Procedures.
  • Experience filing/serving in California and out of state as well. Experience filing in the Court of Appeals is preferred, but not required.
  • This position requires a candidate to provide administrative support to the attorneys.
  • Work independently on pleadings, discovery, motion preparation and e-discovery.
  • Successful candidates should have experience and knowledge with e-filing in state and federal court, case management, docketing, e-discovery, document review, exhibit preparation, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
  • Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Office products and experience using Milana calendaring program is beneficial.
  • Candidates must have excellent analytical and written communication skills.
  • Candidates must be highly organized, independent self-starters who can thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-intensive environment.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to SDRecruiting2@grsm.com, with Legal Secretary in the subject line. 

Salary: $63,000 - $80,000 per year

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Docketing Clerk (2+ years)

We have an immediate opening for a Docketing Clerk in our San Diego and Southern CA offices.  Ideal candidate should have a minimum of 2 years of law firm experience.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, calendaring case events, including depositions, hearings and mediations, obtaining filing information from court clerks and /online dockets, downloading e-served documents from court notifications and from counsel, and preparing and distributing master calendar updates to attorneys and legal staff.

The firm offers a friendly, business casual environment with a competitive salary and full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave & Life Insurance.  There may be flexible options for successful candidates, including hybrid and full-time remote opportunities.

Qualifications:

  • 2-3 years recent experience with a civil litigation firm.
  • Demonstrated experience in federal and state court procedures, including calendaring/docketing.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Milana calendaring or comparable docketing software.
  • File&Serve Express experience a plus.
  • Extremely detail-oriented and a self-starter with strong organizational skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Hands-on experience with legal correspondence is a plus.
  • General knowledge of local jurisdictional and federal court rules and procedures and ability to navigate court websites.
  • A team approach to work and ability to juggle multiple projects and respond quickly to changing priorities are essential as this position supports multiple practice groups.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to: SDrecruiting2@grsm.com, with Docketing Clerk in the subject line.

Salary: - $42,000 - $52,000 per year

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