Bush Gottlieb is currently seeking an organized and detail oriented legal assistant/paralegal to join our committed team of our union-side labor and employment law practice before state and federal court, administrative agencies and arbitrations. The full-time position will provide support to multiple attorneys while working closely with the other legal assistants/paralegals.
Bush Gottlieb is a labor firm specializing in the representation of working people and the unions for nearly 50 years. We are conveniently located in Glendale with easy freeway access and have a lifestyle-friendly culture. Our generous compensation package includes health, dental, vision, parking, 401k, and life and long term care insurance benefits. Bonuses are regularly awarded on an annual basis and employees receive 12 paid holidays per year in addition to paid time off.
The primary responsibility of this position is to assist labor movement attorneys dedicated to social change on their strategic litigation and client support work. In addition to conducting typical paralegal legal assistant work, you will be responsible for working independently to draft and edit documents, coordinate document production, and maintain case files as well as performing these other critical functions:
Process electronic filings for various courts, NLRB, PERB and other administrative agencies
Create and edit RFP’s for new clients
Schedule depositions and court reporters
Prepare and maintain attorney expense reimbursements
Perform redlining of documents (Workshare)
Bates Stamping
Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly reports in Excel
Maintain and organize attorneys’ working case files and chron files
Review and edit assigned attorneys’ time entries for billing on a weekly basis (Juris)
Maintain documents in document management system (iManage)
Coordinate travel arrangements
Maintain attorney bar associations, Pacer and various other accounts, and MCLE requirements
Create and maintain PowerPoint slides
Schedule conference calls and meetings
Perform legal research
Organize and able to track, calendar, and stay on top of various document deadlines, (including the ability to be nicely persistent with attorneys)