Key Responsibilities:
- Support attorneys with business litigation matters, including full lifecycle case support
- Handle federal and state court filings, including e-filing
- Maintain precise calendaring and deadline management
- Draft, proofread, edit, and format legal documents
- Perform redlining, Word formatting, and document revisions
- Assist with overflow administrative tasks and special projects
- Coordinate workflows and maintain effective office procedures
- Collaborate across teams while maintaining professionalism with clients, vendors, and staff
Requirements:
- 5+ years of legal assistant experience, preferably in business litigation
- Strong knowledge of federal and state court filing rules and procedures
- Excellent proofreading, writing, and attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and manage a high-volume workload
- Advanced proficiency in: Microsoft Word (2010 or higher), Outlook, and iManage or similar document management systems
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What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
