Matrimonial Legal Assistant

Family Law Legal Assistant

Location: Century City, CA
Compensation: $80K to $110K per year along with comprehensive benefits.
Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire, Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)

LHH is partnering with a respected family law firm in Century City seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join their team. This is a great opportunity for a candidate with a strong foundation in legal support and at least two years of family law experience. Enjoy a stable, collegial environment with no billable hour requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and legal support to attorneys on a range of family law matters including divorce, custody, support disputes, and prenuptial/postnuptial agreements
• Maintain organized and up-to-date digital case files for active and archived matters
• Manage deadlines, track hearings, and coordinate attorney calendars to ensure timely filings and court appearances
• Assist with drafting and formatting legal documents including pleadings, declarations, and discovery responses, and facilitate proper service and filing procedures
• Serve as a point of contact between attorneys and clients, ensuring consistent communication and updates
• Support trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, assisting with trial notebooks, and compiling materials for hearings and settlement conferences

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of legal support experience, including at least 2 years in family law
• Experience with matrimonial matters strongly preferred but not required
• Strong understanding of family law procedures, filings, and case lifecycle
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Paralegal certificate preferred but not required

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $80,000.00 to $11,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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