Legal Assistant - Trial & Defense

Clyde & Co

• $80K — $90K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of litigation/trial legal assistant or secretary experience
  • Legal experience with state and federal court filing
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Ability to follow instructions and work proactively
  • Intermediate skill level in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Experience with iManage or FileSite filing systems
  • High attention to detail and proficiency in proofreading
  • Capacity to handle confidential information discreetly

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal and administrative support to attorneys
  • Prepare, proofread, and amend complex legal documents
  • File pleadings using electronic court filing systems
  • Manage calendars and schedule key legal deadlines
  • Assist in trial preparation and organization
  • Support paralegals with case file maintenance
  • Arrange travel and manage attorney expenses
  • Perform various administrative tasks including billing and client correspondence

Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Flexibility with remote and in-office options
  • Flexible Paid Time Off, including 20 days and 11 holidays
  • Referral Rewards for bringing in new talent
  • Strong mentorship and career development opportunities
  • Engaging workplace culture with social and community initiatives
  • Inclusive 6-month fully paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Robust short-term and long-term disability coverage
Full Job Description

Clyde & Co US LLP seeks a legal assistant with 2+ years of experience to provide excellent secretarial and administrative support to our trial and litigation team. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a paperless environment and will tailor to the unique support needs of each attorney while ensuring the smooth running of the group and department as a whole.


Key Responsibilities

  • Provide legal and administrative support to a team of attorneys
  • Create, prepare, proofread, and amend high volume complex legal documents, pleadings, including table of contents and table of authorities, letters and emails
  • File pleadings with state and federal courts using various means, including electronic court filing systems.
  • Calendar maintenance, such as scheduling hearings, briefing schedules, discovery deadlines, depositions, meetings, and knowledge of civil and federal court deadline filing dates, court rules, and procedures
  • Prepare for and assist in trials
  • Assist Paralegals in organizing case files and records maintenance
  • Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations, and complete attorney monthly expenses to accounting
  • Administrative work, including billing, correspondence, invoices and reporting to clients

Essential Skills & Experience

  • 2+ years of previous experience as a litigation/trial legal assistant or secretary
  • Must have legal experience, including filing with state and federal courts.
  • Strong work ethic, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential.
  • Ability to think ahead; to follow written and verbal instructions, strong skills in writing, researching, and organization/flexibility and Teamwork.
  • Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Previous experience with File site or iManage filing systems
  • Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and high proficiency in proofreading
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and work with professionals inside and outside the firm.

Why Join Us?


At Clyde & Co, we believe in supporting your professional growth while ensuring you have the flexibility and benefits you need to thrive. Here’s what you can look forward to:

  • Hybrid Work Flexibility – Enjoy a perfect balance between remote and in-office work.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off – Accrue 20 days of paid time off and 11 firm paid holidays.
  • Referral Rewards – Earn generous bonuses for introducing talented colleagues to our team.
  • Mentorship & Career Growth – Access strong mentorship, global training programs, and career development support.
  • Engaging Culture – Participate in exciting social events, volunteer and community service initiatives, and professional development opportunities.
  • Inclusive Parental Leave – Six months fully paid, for all parents regardless of gender or path to parenthood.
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
  • Robust Disability Coverage – Comprehensive short-term and enhanced long-term disability plans.

The pay range for this position is $80,000-$90,000. The range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.


This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business. Clyde & Co will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of FCIHO and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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