Personal Injury Paralegal Spanish Hybrid
Hillguard, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Job Description
Hillguard is a growing personal injury law firm dedicated to delivering exceptional legal support and results for our clients. We are seeking a detail-oriented Litigation Assistant to join our team and play a key role in supporting attorneys, managing case activity, and ensuring all litigation deadlines are handled accurately and efficiently.
Position Overview
This role is responsible for coordinating case activity, maintaining litigation calendars, preparing legal documents, and ensuring all deadlines and filings are handled accurately and timely. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced legal environment.
Key Responsibilities
Communicate professionally with clients, experts, court personnel, and opposing counsel
Manage attorney calendars, including litigation deadlines, hearings, depositions, and court appearances
Review, scan, organize, and distribute incoming litigation documents and correspondence
Maintain electronic and physical case files to ensure accuracy and accessibility
Draft pleadings, CMC statements, OSC responses, deposition notices, minor’s comp actions, request for dismissals, and declarations
Post jury fees
File and serve all documents
Deposition and DME scheduling and coordination
Assist attorneys with trial preparation including document organization
Qualifications
Prior experience in a law firm or legal support role preferred in personal injury or litigation
Strong organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in data entry and document processing
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently while also supporting a collaborative team environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with case‑management software is a plus
Professional, punctual, and dependable work ethic
Spanish speaking is PREFERRED.
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Hillguard is a growing personal injury law firm dedicated to delivering exceptional legal support and results for our clients. We are seeking a detail-oriented Litigation Assistant to join our team and play a key role in supporting attorneys, managing case activity, and ensuring all litigation deadlines are handled accurately and efficiently.
Position Overview
This role is responsible for coordinating case activity, maintaining litigation calendars, preparing legal documents, and ensuring all deadlines and filings are handled accurately and timely. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced legal environment.
Key Responsibilities
Communicate professionally with clients, experts, court personnel, and opposing counsel
Manage attorney calendars, including litigation deadlines, hearings, depositions, and court appearances
Review, scan, organize, and distribute incoming litigation documents and correspondence
Maintain electronic and physical case files to ensure accuracy and accessibility
Draft pleadings, CMC statements, OSC responses, deposition notices, minor’s comp actions, request for dismissals, and declarations
Post jury fees
File and serve all documents
Deposition and DME scheduling and coordination
Assist attorneys with trial preparation including document organization
Qualifications
Prior experience in a law firm or legal support role preferred in personal injury or litigation
Strong organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in data entry and document processing
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently while also supporting a collaborative team environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with case‑management software is a plus
Professional, punctual, and dependable work ethic
Spanish speaking is PREFERRED.
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