Senior Legal Assistant

The Hartford

Senior Legal Assistant providing remote legal support for Workers' Compensation Attorneys in fast-paced environment. Handling various litigation-related activities and administrative tasks for Brea, CA team.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeBrea • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $58,000 - $87,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Utilize appropriate software to timely prepare correspondence, reports, briefs, motions, pleadings, deposition summaries, and other documents required by the attorneys.
Create and edit court documents consistent with California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board requirements.
Maintain attorney calendars based on court notifications, hearings, and depositions.
Schedule depositions and coordinate with all necessary parties.
Assist attorneys with trial preparation, discovery, and other litigation-related activities.
Provide extensive scheduling and calendar management support.
Review incoming mail and document productions.
Prepare correspondence and maintain electronic legal files.
Demonstrate professionalism and diplomacy in all interactions with clients, opposing counsel, home office staff, claim partners, and court personnel.
Provide general office support as needed, including scanning, case matching, mail handling, photocopying, limited filing, CD duplication, PDF compilation, file conversion, and other administrative tasks.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a law firm or corporate legal department.
Workers' Compensation experience is required.
Insurance defense experience is preferred.
Strong multitasking, organizational, and time management skills.
Trial support experience.
Demonstrated experience working within the California Workers' Compensation Board system, including EAMS/Filenet.
Proficiency with case management software.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams).
Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills, particularly in prioritizing work for multiple attorneys.
Ability to manipulate electronic documents, including TIF, PDF, and JPG formats.
Experience using Passport, EDM, and ECOS is required.
Successful candidates will have experience in a high-volume litigation environment, including document production, discovery preparation, and client data maintenance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal document preparationcourt document editingtrial supportdocument productiondiscovery preparationcalendar managementmultitaskingtime managementcase management software proficiencyelectronic document manipulation

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillsprofessionalismdiplomacyteam-orientedprioritization