Legal Assistant - Liability & Excess Coverage

Clyde & Co seeks a Legal Assistant to support our insurance coverage practice group. This practice represents insurers in complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage matters, including the defense of consumer class actions against insurers, coverage disputes pertaining to general liability and professional liability policies, and bad faith coverage litigation.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide administrative support to a team of litigation attorneys
• Preparing shell documents (pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence)
• Proofreading, formatting and finalizing all outgoing documents (TOA and TOC)
• Preparing document productions (encrypting media, drafting transmittal letters, logging Bates numbers)
• Preparing exhibits
• Run conflicts checks for new client matters using InTapp Open
• Scan and convert documents, OCR
• Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations
• Oversee arrangements for depositions, mediations, trials, and arbitrations
• Assist Business Development team with gathering attorney information for marketing materials and publications
• Enter and track attorney CLE through Micron, request CLE credits from state bars
• Set up conference calls and arrange meetings
• Assist with ad hoc projects as necessary
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Open all incoming mail, review and handle
• Manage and monitor attorney calendars
• Prepare and process expense reports for attorneys
• Review, proofread and send monthly client invoices upon request
• Assist with ongoing and fiscal year-end collections upon request
• Prepare notebooks for attorney use

Requirements

• Litigation experience is a must
• E-Filing experience in both state and federal court
• At least 10+ years of litigation experience in a law firm setting
• Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Impressive command of grammar and punctuation
• Strong attention to detail
• Superior organizational skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact with clients and all levels of employees within the firm

Benefits offered include generous time off; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K Safe Harbor contribution; Life/AD&D Disability; Flexible Spending Account; Supplemental Medical Accident Insurance; Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Commuter Benefits.

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000. The range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Clyde & Co will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of FCIHO and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.    

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.
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