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Legal Assistant

Shegerian & Associates, California, MO, United States


If you are looking to bring your skills to a firm where the work is meaningful, the cases are active, and the attorneys you support are genuinely fighting for something — this is the role

Shegerian & Associates is one of the most successful plaintiff employment trial firms in California. We take on employers who discriminate, harass, and retaliate against employees — and we win. Our attorneys are aggressive, our caseload is active, and our litigation team is in the fight every day. We are looking for a Legal Assistant who knows what that environment feels like and is ready to be in the middle of it.

This is not a document-management role at a firm that settles everything quietly. This is real litigation support at a firm that goes to trial.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be embedded in an active plaintiff employment litigation practice — supporting attorneys on real cases from pleading through trial preparation. Your day will include:

Prepare mediation memoranda that position our clients for the best possible outcome

Draft and prepare court forms — requests for dismissal, name amendments, case management statements, notices of settlement

Prepare notices and pleadings in proper format

Finalize and format discovery requests and responses, input service information, and obtain client verifications

Serve discovery and file and serve pleadings

Maintain and organize case files in Litify

Prepare and serve termination letters for dropped clients

Create Dropbox links for case file sharing

Format pleadings, input exhibits, and prepare materials for attorney review

Mail legal documents on behalf of attorneys

Coordinate directly with clients and opposing counsel on behalf of attorneys

Assist with initiating arbitration matters

Requirements
You’re the right fit if you have:

Hands‑on experience drafting, formatting, and managing legal documents

Strong organizational instincts and attention to detail under deadline pressure

Clear written and verbal communication

The ability to manage a high volume of competing priorities without dropping anything

This role is especially right for you if:

You have been doing solid litigation support work and want to do it somewhere the stakes are higher

You are tired of defending corporate clients and want to be on the side of the employee

You want mentorship from attorneys who try cases — not just settle them

You want your work to contribute to something you believe in

You are comfortable moving fast and being accountable for accuracy

Benefits
What We Offer

Hourly pay: $25-$26 BOE

Industry-Leading Benefits:

Firm pays 100% of premiums for dental and vision

Firm pays 100% of all Silver-level medical plans

Firm contributes approximately 10% toward retirement (3% Safe Harbor + 7% Profit Sharing)

$500 annual FSA contribution

Time for Life: Accrual of 80 hours of PTO (additional 40 hours on 3rd anniversary), 40 hours sick pay, plus your birthday off as a fully paid day

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