Legal Administrative Assistant

Bowman and Brooke LLP is a national product liability law firm with 215 lawyers in 17 offices known for defending household name manufacturers of motor vehicles, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and consumer products in high exposure, technically intricate lawsuits and mass torts throughout all 50 states. Last year the firm surpassed its 1,000^th trial milestone, affirming our rank as one of the foremost product liability trial firms in the country.

We are actively searching for an experienced litigation legal administrative assistant/secretary to join our team in our San Jose (CA) office.  Our legal administrative assistants play a vital role on our case teams and are respected for their ideas and contributions.  We are currently requiring our team members to be in the office a minimum of two days per week.  

Position Responsibilities

As a Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, you will assist attorneys and paralegals in the organization with documents and workflow necessary for the smooth running of the firm. 

Your duties in this role will include:

• Preparing legal documents and correspondence
• Filing documents in state and federal courts
• Preparing and maintaining charts with hyperlinks for documents
• Preparing binders for attorneys and judges
• Creating and saving documents and emails to a document management system (iManage) in accordance with firm policy
• Calendaring due dates in CompuLaw
• Scheduling meetings and other calendar commitments
• Making travel arrangements and processing expense reports
• Processing client disbursements
• Organizing and maintaining case files
• Assist with trial preparation 
• Answering incoming telephone calls, screening calls, and redirecting callers as necessary
• Supporting overall Bowman and Brooke administrative needs by assisting team members where needed

Job Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and the ability to work well under pressure and against tight deadlines. You must also possess excellent attention to detail and have the ability to multi-task. Your confidence and communication skills will help you develop relationships of trust with members of our team.

 Specific qualifications for this position include:

• Exceptional organizational skills
• Exceptional computer skills
• Ability to obtain documents from online court directories
• Ability to work overtime when the need arises
• Heavy computer use
• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs. (files and boxes)

 Education and Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of legal experience required
• Litigation experience required
• Warranty/Lemon Law Litigation experience preferred
• Demonstrated employment stability

Benefits

At Bowman and Brooke, we care about your professional and personal development. We review our salaries and benefits regularly to ensure we offer our employees a broad spectrum of benefits that enhance their personal and professional lives.

We offer a competitive compensation package, comprehensive health and wellness benefits including a generous profit-sharing program, domestic partner benefits, and a PTO program that accrues 18 days your first year and grows with tenure

Compensation: $90,000-$100,000 (depending on experience)

If you are looking for an employer that sees you as an individual and supports work/life balance, you will not want to miss this opportunity.  Please respond to this posting with your resume and a cover letter.

No Agencies or Telephone Calls Please

Equal Opportunity Employer