Part-Time Legal Assistant & Intake Coordinator, California Law Firm

Descripción de la vacante

¿Tienes experiencia en firmas de abogados de California? Esta posición es para ti (inglés profesional requerido).

Want to be the person a busy California law firm can't run without? We're Jarvis, and we place remote professionals with US businesses. A respected California firm working in real estate, business law and landlord-tenant matters needs a sharp, discreet legal assistant. The schedule is daytime in Latin America, and the role can grow from part time to full time.

About the role

A long-term role supporting the firm's attorneys and office administrator. You'll own calendars, intake and correspondence so the attorneys can focus on the law. It starts at 20 hours a week, and the firm expects to add hours after a 60-day trial if it's a great fit.

What you'll do

- Manage attorney calendars and critical court deadlines.

- Draft, edit and proofread client and attorney correspondence.

- Handle client intake: answer new inquiries and route them to the right attorney.

- Keep client files and case records organized in Clio.

- E-file documents with US courts, and support billing.

- Do light legal research, and prepare first drafts from firm templates when an attorney asks.

- This is a support role. No legal advice, pleadings, strategy or court appearances.

What we're looking for

Must-haves:

- 3+ years supporting California law firms. Be ready to name the practice areas and years.

- Daily use of Clio Manage. Tell us which parts you owned.

- Hands-on US court e-filing. Name the court and the system you used.

- You've drafted and proofread letters sent under an attorney's name.

- Professional written English and a calm, discreet, confidential way of working.

- Backup internet and backup power.

Nice-to-haves:

- Eviction / unlawful detainer, real estate, escrow, probate or business-law filings.

- One Legal, Info Track or California Secretary of State filings.

- Billing support experience.

Schedule

- 20 hours a week, Monday–Thursday, 9 am–2 pm us pacific time (12–5 pm us eastern).

- Long-term. Time tracking is used.

- Pay: USD $5.20–6.00 per hour.

How to apply

Send a Workana proposal that starts with the word "CLIO" and tells us: (1) which California firms or practice areas you supported and for how long, (2) which courts and e-filing system you've used, and (3) one deadline you once caught before it was missed. Please don't name clients or cases.

Español (resumen)

Rol de medio tiempo y largo plazo (20 h/semana, lunes a jueves, 9 am–2 pm hora del pacífico) como asistente legal para una firma de california: agendas, plazos, intake de clientes, correspondencia, e-filing y clio. Pago: USD $5.20–6.00 por hora. Empieza tu propuesta con "CLIO".

Category: Legal

Time required: More than 20 hours