Legal Secretary (2+ Years Experience)

Legal Secretary (2+ Years Experience)

Job Description

Are you a legal secretary with strong administrative and litigation experience who’s ready to join a team dedicated to empowering businesses to achieve their full potential? We are seeking a detail-oriented, proactive, and reliable team player to support our firm’s practice—including tracking cases, calendaring deadlines, coordinating filings in both state and federal courts, setting appointments and saving docs—while contributing to our culture of hard work, problem-solving, and service.

At MNK Law, we believe in offering exceptional service to our clients and fostering a work environment that allows our team members to find meaning and satisfaction in their work. To achieve this, we encourage our staff to interact directly with clients and build strong relationships with colleagues. Our goal is to create a supportive, engaged, and high-performing team—and we are looking for individuals who share this vision.

Responsibilities – Your Day May Look Like This:

• Tracking litigation matters from intake through resolution, maintaining case files, and monitoring deadlines to ensure compliance with court rules and internal firm protocols.
• Ability to file in state and federal court
• Managing and maintaining litigation calendars, deadlines, and case schedules, including preparing reminders, alerts, and updates for attorneys.
• Proficiency in reviewing and applying the California and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to ensure accurate calendaring and filing deadlines.
• Interacting professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court clerks, and judicial staff on scheduling, filings, and case-related communications.
• Handling administrative tasks, such as managing schedules, overseeing office operations, front desk and office management duties, and responding to inquiries.

What We’re Looking For:

• 2+ years of paralegal / Legal Assistants experience, with a strong emphasis on litigation support, including case tracking, deadline calendaring, and electronic court filings in both California state and federal courts.
• Experience with electronic filing systems (e.g., CM/ECF for federal courts, state e-filing portals, One Legal, etc.).
• Familiarity with transactional matters and due diligence is a plus.
• Highly organized, deadline-driven, and detail-oriented.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and cloud-based platforms.
• A proactive solution finder with the willingness to take on new challenges.

Compensation:

• $30.00 – $45.00 per hour, depending on qualifications, experience, etc.

Job Type:

• Full-time

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift

Location:

• Irvine, CA 92618 (In-person)

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Legal Secretary: 2+ years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Irvine, CA 92618