Short Description:
A Legal Assistant provides administrative support to attorneys by assisting with case preparation, research, and document management. They prepare legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, and correspondence, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal standards. The role may also involve client communication, filing court documents, and maintaining legal records. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in legal software and terminology are essential for success in this position.

Duties?/?Responsibilities:
Prepare affidavits or documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain records in paper or electronic filing system.
Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of the case.
File pleadings with the court clerk.
Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes, and documents.
Call upon witnesses to testify at the hearing.
Investigate facts and law of cases and search relevant sources, such as public records, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that the law library is up-to-date

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.