Job Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive litigation Legal Assistant or Paralegal with Estate Planning, Estate Litigation and Personal Injury experience to join our dynamic legal team. This role involves supporting lawyers with various tasks, ensuring that legal processes run smoothly and efficiently.

Experience:

- Working as a paralegal or legal assistant in personal injury and /or estate litigation, with minimum 3 years preferred.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Sympathetic with an effective ability to build rapport with clients.
- Excellent accuracy and the ability to exercise initiative and good judgement.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing work demands and schedules based on the litigation schedule.

Specific Tasks for Estate Planning & Estate Litigation:

- Preparing correspondence, Wills, Power of Attorneys, Personal Directives and other documents.
- Estate Administration documents (grant applications), completing service, filings
- Communicating with and assisting executors, beneficiaries, accountants, various government agencies
- Drafting pleadings, applications, list of documents for estate litigation files
- Assisting counsel with trial and court preparations.




- Other duties as assigned.

Specific Tasks for Personal Injury Litigation:

- Updating and scanning file materials
- Maintaining BF system for service deadline and limitations
- Providing legal administrative support to lawyers
- Drafting of pleadings, applications, briefs, and correspondence with clients and opposing counsel.
- Overseeing document production and disclosure, including list of documents
- Coordinate bookings for mediations, discoveries, trials and client meetings
- File management including organizing and managing documents, updating binders and filing
- Assisting counsel with trial and court preparations.
- Other duties as assigned.

Join our team where you can contribute your skills in a supportive environment. Our beautiful ocean view office is located in White Rock with ergonomic equipment available to you. Compensation dependent on relevant experience.

We appreciate your application, however only eligible candidates will be contacted.

Pay: $32.00-$40.00 per hour

Perks:

- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Experience:

- legal assistant/paralegal: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Legal Assistant or Paralegal - Estate Planning, Estate Litigation & Personal Injury (White Rock)
🏢 Paula Venegas Law
📍 White Rock