Legal Assistant

About The Position
San Diego-based insurance coverage/coverage litigation firm has immediate need for a Legal Assistant. Cases are in federal and state court and are a mix of environmental, toxic tort and CD coverage litigation, along with smaller cases addressing other coverage issues.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must have 5+ years of litigation experience in federal and California courts. Some experience with insurance coverage is helpful.
Responsibilities/Qualifications Include
Preparing, revising, and formatting legal documents
Federal and state court filings, including E-Filings
Ability to handle short deadlines and multiple filings
Familiarity with federal, state and local court rules and procedures
Calendar management
Trial preparation
Ability to organize files (online)
Expense reports
Assist attorneys as necessary in other areas
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
Knowledge of SharePoint/Teams/One Note a plus
Must be detail-oriented and require minimal supervision
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO and 401k Plan included.
To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter, resume and salary request to cshoate@mwdllp.com.
About MWD
MWD provides effective and efficient legal representation in the areas of insurance coverage advice and litigation, as well as intellectual property and general business matters. We represent and advise our insurance industry clients both locally and nationally on a variety of diverse and complex insurance issues and coverage disputes arising out of environmental, construction, intellectual property, trademark infringement, public entity errors and omissions, products liability, mass tort, wildfire, habitability, bad faith, entertainment, personal injury, and advertising injury, among others.
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