Litigation Legal Support Specialist (IP Litigation)

Location: San Diego, United States

Salary: $38.50–$47.00 per hour for the Legal Support Specialist level; equivalent annual range of $80,080–$97,760 for a 40-hour workweek. Final compensation depends on geographic location, experience, and skills.

Company

hirify.global is a law firm providing legal services, with this role supporting the IP Litigation practice.

What you will do

• Provide complex administrative and litigation support to assigned attorneys, paralegals, and other timekeepers.
• Draft, revise, proofread, file, and serve pleadings, discovery documents, complaints, subpoenas, declarations, proposed orders, and related materials.
• Create and maintain electronic and physical case files in iManage, Outlook, and shared drives.
• Coordinate depositions, court hearings, court reporters, videographers, exhibit preparation, and litigation deadlines.
• Manage calendars, client and internal meetings, travel arrangements, invoices, expense reports, prebills, time entry, and reimbursements.
• Support legal research, business intake, CLE and bar admission records, CRM activities, workflow improvements, and team coordination.

Requirements

• 4+ years of administrative support experience in a law firm or legal department, preferably in litigation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, iManage, and other firm applications after completing hirify.global orientation.
• Ability to interpret legal procedures and terminology, follow court rules, and manage e-filing and filing-under-seal requirements.
• Ability to work independently on multiple assignments, prioritize proactively, meet deadlines, and delegate work effectively.
• Strong proofreading, writing, communication, organization, diplomacy, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Professional and reliable interaction with clients, colleagues, court personnel, and other stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree or business college certificate.
• More than 10 years of experience may qualify candidates for the Senior Legal Support Specialist level; at least one year may qualify candidates for the Legal Support Assistant level.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position with a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care, and disability coverage.
• 20 days of paid time off and 10 paid holidays annually for benefited employees.
• Parental leave, fertility benefits, backup care, and other family support programs.
• Opportunities to participate in technology and workflow improvement pilot programs.