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Litigation Assistant

San Diego, CA 92130

Employment Type: Direct Hire Position Type: Secretarial Job Number: 25529 Rate DOE: $75,000 to $120,000

Job Description


Position: Litigation Assistant 

Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) 

Pay: $75,000 to $120,000 annually 

Experience: 3+ years of experience in Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation. 

Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree, or bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm  

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Litigation Assistant to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   
  • Draft and complete documents/paperwork supporting patent prosecution, ITC practice needs. 
  • Prepare, revise, and format legal documents (pleadings, discovery, motions) and file/eFile and serve in state and federal courts. 
  • Provide document production services, styling and formatting of documents; proofreading/checking for appropriate formatting, spelling, grammatical errors. 
  • Manage eDocket and maintain secondary docket; collaborate with docketing department, client team, and USPTO. 
  • Manage emails by acknowledging, distributing, and saving to electronic document repository (NetDocs).  
  • Create, organize, maintain, and retrieve client communications, research, and administrative files (NetDocs). 
  • Anticipate attorney needs and prepare necessary documentation in draft for review. 
  • Schedule appointments and arrange for travel, with an eye to efficiency, budget and quality of practice. 
  • Invoice and expense report review and processing (Chrome River). 
  • Input Partner's time in Intapp time and record information. 
  • Submit conflicts checks and new client matter information through Intapp; prepare engagement letters and assist with client billing. 
  • Prepare documents and packages; ensure that all attachments, exhibits, and enclosures are intact. 
  • Proactively assist attorneys by researching court rules for state and federal courts, local rules, and judge preferences. 
  • Interact and correspond professionally with clients, attorneys, and staff. 
  • Back-up other assistants and provide exceptional collaborative services across teams and offices. 

Position Requirements:     
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), NetDocs, ECF and PACER.  
  • Must have excellent communication skills. Familiarity with Intapp Open, Chrome River or similar platforms preferred.  
  • Must possess keen attention to detail and the ability to think critically and analytically. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Job Requirements


Position: Litigation Assistant 

Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) 

Pay: $75,000 to $120,000 annually 

Experience: 3+ years of experience in Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation. 

Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree, or bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm  

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Litigation Assistant to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   
  • Draft and complete documents/paperwork supporting patent prosecution, ITC practice needs. 
  • Prepare, revise, and format legal documents (pleadings, discovery, motions) and file/eFile and serve in state and federal courts. 
  • Provide document production services, styling and formatting of documents; proofreading/checking for appropriate formatting, spelling, grammatical errors. 
  • Manage eDocket and maintain secondary docket; collaborate with docketing department, client team, and USPTO. 
  • Manage emails by acknowledging, distributing, and saving to electronic document repository (NetDocs).  
  • Create, organize, maintain, and retrieve client communications, research, and administrative files (NetDocs). 
  • Anticipate attorney needs and prepare necessary documentation in draft for review. 
  • Schedule appointments and arrange for travel, with an eye to efficiency, budget and quality of practice. 
  • Invoice and expense report review and processing (Chrome River). 
  • Input Partner's time in Intapp time and record information. 
  • Submit conflicts checks and new client matter information through Intapp; prepare engagement letters and assist with client billing. 
  • Prepare documents and packages; ensure that all attachments, exhibits, and enclosures are intact. 
  • Proactively assist attorneys by researching court rules for state and federal courts, local rules, and judge preferences. 
  • Interact and correspond professionally with clients, attorneys, and staff. 
  • Back-up other assistants and provide exceptional collaborative services across teams and offices. 

Position Requirements:     
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), NetDocs, ECF and PACER.  
  • Must have excellent communication skills. Familiarity with Intapp Open, Chrome River or similar platforms preferred.  
  • Must possess keen attention to detail and the ability to think critically and analytically. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Additional Information

Kent Daniels and Associates is a legal staffing service specializing in the placement of temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time regular employees in law firms and corporate legal departments in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and nationwide. We staff all positions in law firms and all three shifts - day, swing and graveyard. Kent Daniels was established in 1986, giving us 37 years of experience finding candidates legal jobs in law firms nationwide. Applicants will be considered in a manner consistent with federal, state, and local requirements as applicable. Salary ranges are provided in good faith at the time of posting and represent the compensation KDA/our clients are willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to experience level, education/training, relevant skills, business needs and location.
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