Labor & Employment Attorney (must be based in California)

Responsibilities Conduct legal research on labor and employment law issues Draft memos, pleadings, and other legal documents Manage and support attorneys in all phases of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, and trial preparation Assist with employment law compliance and risk management Advise clients on employment law matters and provide legal guidance Conduct client communication and maintain relationships Participate in marketing and business development activities Requirements Admission to practice law in California 3+ years of experience in employment litigation as well as transactional and advisory work in the labor and employment context. Experience with drafting policies, employee handbooks, employment contracts, union negotiations, DFEH, EEOC and OSHA regulations, compliance and investigations, and providing sexual harassment avoidance trainings and advice.

We are seeking an experienced legal assistant/paralegal. Compensation: competitive based on experience Employment Type: full-time Experience Level: mid-level Job Title: Legal Assistant/Paralegal About Us: We are a dynamic and client-focused law firm committed to delivering high-quality legal services while maintaining a collaborative and supportive work environment. Our practice covers criminal and civil litigation, and we are looking to add a legal assistant who thrives in a team setting and is eager to grow with us. About the Role: We’re seeking an experienced, multi-faceted legal assistant/paralegal to work with attorneys across practice areas. The position will encompass the following: • Assist attorneys with business formations, contract drafting, and regulatory compliance. • Coordinate meetings, draft correspondence, and manage deadlines. • Maintain and manage corporate records, business licenses and entity filings. • Prepare, review and organize legal documents, including agreements and corporate filings, pleadings, contracts, police reports, and other various discovery materials. • Provide trial and hearing support • Finalize and forward written communications. • Prepare and e-file documents with Oregon courts. • Respond to general client inquiries, which may be billable or non-billable, and meet client requests and expectations in a timely and consistent manner (e.g., document revisions, scanning records to PDF, applying naming conventions to file, photocopying, etc.) • Assist with new business intake process (submitting conflict checks, scheduling appointments, drafting file opening requests, drafting engagement letters) • Maintaining an organized system for physical files including intake, retention, retrieval, and transfer of records • Preparing and submitting expense reimbursement reports • Submitting vendor invoices for payment • Assisting other Legal Assistants with overflow work What We’re Looking For: • Two or more years of experience as a legal assistant/paralegal. • Excellent organizational and communication skills, sound judgment and decision-making abilities, attention to detail, effective prioritization and ability to meet deadlines. • Understanding of business contracts and corporate filings. • Understanding of court procedures, case management and e-filing. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe, with the ability to create and edit charts and spreadsheets containing basic formulas. • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision. • A commitment to delivering exceptional client service • Commitment to maintaining confidentiality when performing complex legal administrative tasks that may be highly sensitive and require diplomacy and discretion • An ability to foster positive relationships with clients and colleagues • The salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors. How to Apply: Please submit your resume, cover letter, and one (1) relevant work sample via email. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply. All responses will be treated confidentially. No recruiters and no calls please.

The Firm currently has a work from anywhere program which allows individuals to work remotely.  Individuals will need to come to office on occasion as litigation and/or working attorney may request Responsibilities: Independently manage cases and proactively monitor and anticipate the needs of attorneys throughout the progression of cases (inception to close). Knowledge of, ability to interpret and institute in practice various laws, statutes and regulations including civil procedure, rules of court, appellate procedure, discovery act and local rules.  Perform e-discovery tasks using document review platforms including review for relevance, privilege, redacting as necessary, creating privilege logs with speed and efficiency Research various subject matter using IT and library resources available including Westlaw, Hein Online, CEB and Rutter Guides, other commercial databases and on-line databases including the internet. Perform cite checking, shepardizing and proof reading of briefs and other legal documents using various guides such as style manuals and Bluebook. Assist in pleading and discovery processes including drafting documents, research for service of process, ensuring proper service is completed timely,  drafting notices and subpoenas, preparing for deposition, propounding and responding to written discovery, preparing for expert discovery, and drafting discovery motions, drafting witness and attorney declarations.  Perform analytical tasks, which may include preparing witness interview memoranda, reviewing and summarizing documents such as deposition and court transcripts and preparing and maintaining privilege logs as needed. Assist with law and motion practice, which may include drafting motion papers, assembling motion papers and exhibits, assisting with filings of pleadings and briefs and ensuring proper service. Organize and maintain case-related materials. Calculate and review docketing dates for each matter and ensure proper maintenance of any required case calendars. Assist with trial preparation, including preparing trial subpoenas and on-call agreements, determining applicable jury instructions and jury research, participation in the voir dire process, creating trial notebooks, identifying and organizing exhibits, preparing witness lists and coordinating witness schedules, drafting various pre-trial and trial pleadings, maintaining trial calendars and communicating effectively with opposing counsel and courtroom staff. Prepare and/or supervise vendor preparation of graphs and demonstrative exhibits. Prepare post litigation documents including judgments, entry of judgments, memorandum of costs and attorney fees motions, abstracts of judgment and collecting on judgments. Requirements Paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program or an affidavit re work experience sufficient to comply with California Business and Professions Code Sections 6450-6456. 10+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal. Must have flexibility to travel on short notice for and on behalf of the firm. Ability to travel to the Sacramento office as requested.

OPENING AVAILABLE FOR AN ATTORNEY IN OAKLAND PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM. THOSE AWAITING BAR RESULTS MAY APPLY.

Sacramento law firm seeking a Litigation Secretary with 3+ years litigation and trial preparation. * Ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail and accuracy. * Excellent grammar and proofreading skills. * Maintain attorneys calendar and court deadlines. * Professionalism when communicating with clients. Excellent compensation including health care, dental, vision, parking and in a great working environment. Please send your resume for a confidential interview.

The Practice Group Assistant position fulfills many of our administrative and legal support needs. Regular hours for this position are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday with a one-hour lunch break. After successful completion of a 90-day on-site orientation period, this position is eligible for a 3 day in-office/2 day work-from-home hybrid schedule. Our comprehensive benefits package includes paid holidays, health/vision/dental insurance, Employee Assistant Program (EAP), ORCA card for transportation, and generous retirement account contributions. Position Purpose: The primary purpose of this position is to provide administrative and clerical support to Legal Assistants by way of creating case files in our case management software and saving files to appropriate locations in our document management system and other projects (as assigned). This position reports to the Director of Operations, is part of the Back-Office team, and will receive the majority of their work from Legal Assistants directly. Essential Functions and Basic Duties - Create new case files in legal case management software (LawBase) for new residential eviction matters and add bring-ups (reminders) for hearing dates and other critical deadlines as requested - Save email attachments (incorporating provided exhibits when necessary) to appropriate workspace in document management system (NetDocuments), following proper naming and profiling conventions - Prepare and add pleading coversheets to documents received via facsimile and hand-delivery, so they can be filed with the court - Assist with organizing a high volume of paper documents and tracking when they can be properly disposed of - Prepare and send a high volume of different types of mailings - Service requests including questions or tasks from Legal Assistants and Attorneys that need to be addressed while physically in the office; Examples: printing projects, file indexing, large scanning projects, large mailing projects (including default notice mailings), preparing digital and printed binders (including hearing binders); courthouse runs - Back up for other back-office positions as needed - Assist with training of new back-office staff in standard operating procedures Qualifications - Must be extremely detailed oriented and produce accurate work - Must be organized and have great follow through skills - Excellent verbal and communication skills (particularly written) - Must be comfortable approaching individuals at all levels within the firm by telephone, email correspondence, and in person with confidence and clarity - The ability to solve problems in a methodical, practical way - Ability to thrive in a team environment and look for opportunities to help teammates - Must be able to keep a positive attitude in a fast-paced work environment - Must be solution driven and customer-service oriented - Strong people skills are imperative - Autonomous, self-starter with ability to work independently as well as in a team - Proficiency with standard office computing applications (MS Office) including Outlook, Word, and Excel - Must be able to regularly lift 40 lbs. and be able to be on your feet throughout the day - Some office administrative experience preferred - College degree preferred Physical Activities and Requirements of this Position Physical Strength Ability to independently lift and carry office supplies that may include boxes of paper (up to 40 pounds) in a variety of environments. Ability to stand and work for longer periods of time, i.e., completing large copy jobs, scan jobs, etc. Ability to sit and work for longer periods of time, i.e., document production tasks, etc. Manual Dexterity Ability to use fingers, wrists, and hands to perform repetitive motions over extended periods of time. Visual Ability Average, ordinary visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents and operate equipment. Mental Activities and Requirements of this Position Reasoning Skills Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out detailed instructions; Ability to organize and prioritize projects and tasks; and Ability to successfully manage and ultimately solve a variety of problems. Communication Skills Capacity to consistently demonstrate the ability to maintain good professional relationships with co-workers and clients while executing job duties and problem solving with others; Ability to verbally express ideas and information using a good vocabulary and with diplomacy and tact; and Ability to communicate in writing using grammatically correct syntax as well as correct spelling and punctuation. Working Conditions No hazardous conditions (such as in a typical office). Related Information In no instance should the duties, responsibilities and requirements delineated in this document be interpreted as all-inclusive. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Performance Evaluation Schedule for This Position Formal performance evaluations are normally conducted after the first 90 days of employment and annually on the anniversary of date of hire or promotion. Employees’ performance is evaluated in the following categories: job knowledge; reliability and dependability; written work product; accuracy and quality of work; adaptability and flexibility; productivity and organizational skills; professionalism and working relationships; judgement and initiative; commitment and client support.; and overall rating. Other communications regarding job performance and expectations may take place from time to time and can be initiated by either Montgomery Purdue management or employees.