Litigation Legal Support Specialist (IP Litigation)

Location: San Diego, United States

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

Company

hirify.global is a law firm with an IP Litigation team providing legal services to clients.

What you will do

• Provide complex and specialized administrative support to assigned attorneys, paralegals, and other timekeepers.
• Prepare, revise, proofread, and redline legal documents, including pleadings, discovery documents, declarations, proposed orders, notices, and proofs of service.
• Create and maintain electronic and physical files in iManage, Outlook, shared drives, and other firm systems.
• Arrange court filings and service of documents, including electronic filing, courtesy or chambers copies, complaints, and subpoenas.
• Coordinate depositions, hearings, court reporters, videographers, deposition exhibits, client meetings, travel, and court-related calendars and deadlines.
• Process new business forms, invoices, prebills, expense reports, time entries, audit letters, CLE and admission records, research requests, and business-development CRM activities.

Requirements

• 4+ years of administrative support experience in a law firm or legal department, preferably in litigation.
• After orientation at hirify.global, demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office, iManage, and other firm applications.
• Complete tasks independently in a fast-paced environment while supporting multiple assigned timekeepers and working as part of a team.
• Prioritize work proactively, consistently meet deadlines, delegate effectively when necessary, and maintain reliable, organized, and punctual work habits.
• Demonstrate initiative, diplomacy, tact, attention to detail, and high-quality proofreading, writing, and communication skills.
• Communicate professionally and politely with clients, colleagues, court personnel, and other parties.
• Maintain knowledge of court rules, legal procedures and terminology, e-filing, filing-under-seal requirements, applicable software, and firm procedures.
• Maintain open professional relationships and provide mentorship or delegation support to practice team assistants when appropriate.

Nice to have

• Ability to navigate and interpret legal procedures and terminology effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree or business college certificate.
• Candidates with at least one year of experience may be considered for the Legal Support Assistant level; candidates with more than ten years may be considered for the Senior Legal Support Specialist level.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time schedule of 40 hours per week with competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, and backup care support.
• Firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term medical benefits for benefited employees.
• Twenty days of paid time off and ten paid holidays annually.
• Generous parental leave, fertility benefits, and additional parental support resources.