Civil Litigation Legal Secretary (LT07152026SF) Folsom, California
| Salary: | USD30 - USD35 per hour |
Beacon Hill's client, a large and well-established AAA-affiliated property and casualty insurance company, is seeking a Civil Litigation Legal Secretary to provide leave coverage support.
- Location: Folsom, CA (Hybrid) – minimum of 2 days onsite per week; Mondays and Thursdays preferred
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: Through December 18, 2026, with the possibility of extension or conversion to a direct-hire position
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Pay: $30-$35/hour, depending on experience
Qualifications:
- Prior experience as a Civil litigation legal secretary or litigation legal assistant
- Hands-on California court filing and e-filing experience required
- Knowledge of California court rules and litigation deadlines
- Strong calendaring, docketing, document preparation, and file-management skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe
- Ability to work onsite in Folsom at least twice per week
- Availability to commit through December 2026
Key responsibilities include:
The legal secretary will primarily support up to two attorneys and may also provide overflow support to a broader team of approximately eight legal secretaries
- Preparing and formatting pleadings, correspondence, and other litigation documents
- Filing and e-filing in California courts
- Calendaring hearings, depositions, deadlines, medical examinations, and other case-related dates
- Maintaining electronic litigation files
- Scheduling depositions, experts, hearings, and other case activities
- Editing PDFs and working with Microsoft Office documents
- Handling a high volume of administrative work and data entry
- Providing backup support to the larger legal team as needed