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Job Title: Legal Assistant-Patent Litigation

Location: San Diego, 92121

Salary/Payrate: $85K-$115K (some flexibility)

Work Environment: Hybrid, (3 days in office/2 remote)

Term: Direct Hire

Bachelor’s degree required: No

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

JOB DESCRIPTION

Legal Assistant – Patent Litigation

Summary

Our client, an esteemed international law firm, is seeking a Legal Assistant – Patent Litigation to provide high-level legal and administrative support to attorneys. This role serves as a trusted partner in managing day-to-day operations, coordinating casework, and facilitating communication across clients and internal teams. The position is critical to ensuring efficient, accurate, and seamless support of a fast-paced patent litigation practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Case & Workflow Management: Coordinate, track, and execute tasks, deadlines, and litigation projects
• Communication: Serve as primary point of contact for attorneys, clients, and internal teams
• Team Support: Delegate, oversee, and collaborate with legal support staff; provide guidance and feedback
• Document Management: Draft, edit, proofread, and manage legal documents and filings
• Research & Preparation: Conduct research and compile materials for cases, briefings, and presentations
• Meetings & Logistics: Organize meetings, prepare agendas/materials, and manage follow-ups
• Billing & Admin: Oversee billing processes, prebills, expenses, and time entry
• Calendar & Travel: Manage complex scheduling, priorities, and travel arrangements

Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication, organization, and multitasking abilities
• High attention to detail with sound judgment and discretion
• Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• Ability to manage priorities in fast-paced legal environments
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal skills

Technical Skills

• Proficient in legal software, case management, and research tools
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with document management and billing systems
• Familiar with virtual collaboration tools (Zoom, Teams) and AI tools

Education & Experience

• High school diploma required; bachelor’s preferred
• 5+ years in legal or executive administrative support
• Experience supporting attorneys or senior leadership preferred

• Base Salary: $140,000 - $250,000 per year (Top earners can expect to be in the mid-to high six-figures range; $600,000+).
• Additional Compensation: Opportunity to earn a % of the firm's recovery on cases handled.
• Benefits Include:
• 401(k) plan
• Comprehensive health (50% coverage level includes dependents), dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible time off policy
• Referral program
• Discretionary quarterly bonuses
  
  

• Lucrative Earnings: Plaintiff-side settlements often surpass Big Law billable hours, unlocking significant financial rewards.
• Remote Freedom: Work from anywhere in California with minimal office visits (senior team members attend every 4-6 weeks).
• Fast-Track Growth: Become a Team Lead in months, with a proven path to rapid promotions.
• Recession-Proof Practice: Wage and hour litigation thrives in downturns, ensuring steady work in a field dominating California’s courts.
• Leverage Your Expertise: Your Big Law training in discovery, depositions, and procedure seamlessly fuels our high-stakes class action practice.
  
  

• Manage a caseload of ~40 wage and hour class action cases after initial training.
• Apply your defense-honed skills to draft written discovery, conduct depositions, and represent clients in court hearings.
• Engage confidently with clients and opposing counsel, leveraging your professional presence.
  
  

• 1 or more years of wage & hour employment litigation experience (defense experience at firms like Ogletree, or Jackson Lewis strongly preferred; FEHA or PAGA experience a plus).
• Eagerness to focuse on wage and hour class actions/PAGA litigation as a career focus (no prior wage and hour experience needed; full training provided).
• Ability to work remotely across California with occasional travel (1-2 times/month) for court hearings, depositions, or client meetings.
• First week in-person in Los Angeles for onboarding and systems training; fully remote thereafter.
• Procedural rigor, professional demeanor, and drive to excel in a high-demand practice.
  
  

Senior Associate Attorney 

Clarkson has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for 2025 to 2026! 

Job Summary 

We are seeking a skilled, motivated, and ambitious Senior Associate with a passion for mission-driven work, to join our dynamic legal team, specializing in complex consumer class actions. The Senior Associate will be responsible for managing a caseload involving complex legal issues surrounding emerging technology, AI, data privacy and misuse, as well as other complex consumer class actions. Candidates must possess excellent writing skills, with the ability to draft clear, persuasive, and well-structured briefs, motions, and memoranda that require minimal editing, as well as the ability to independently take depositions, present oral arguments, and argue motions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience handling key dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment and motions for class certification, and the ability to independently manage major phases of class action litigation. This is an opportunity to be mentored by industry thought leaders, to creatively pursue interesting cases, and to champion causes that meaningfully impact ordinary people’s lives and the world. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

· Evaluating new cases; preparing and reviewing case proposals 

· Conducting legal research 

· Developing and recommending case strategy 

· Drafting motions and briefs in file-ready form 

· Overseeing filing process for motions and briefs 

· Preparing, finalizing, and serving stipulations, discovery letters, joint statements, and proposed orders 

· Corresponding with co-counsel, opposing counsel, court personnel, and clients as necessary 

· Drafting, propounding, reviewing, and responding to discovery; managing discovery disputes 

· Preparing for and taking/defending depositions 

· Attending mediations, arbitrations, and court hearings 

· Taking argument at mediation, arbitration, and court hearings 

· Attending and/or leading team and firm meetings 

· Adhering to all deadlines (internal and court mandated) 

· Administrative duties as they relate to the practice of law 

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience 

· 5+ years of Litigation Experience 

· CA Bar Admission Required.  

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office required 

· CA bar exam if licensed in other states 

Skills and Abilities 

· Strong writing, legal research, and analytical skills 

· Proactive thinker, self-sufficient 

· Strong leadership, team management, and organizational skills 

· Strong oral advocacy and negotiation skills 

· Ability to handle a wide variety of legal matters 

· Adherence to all deadlines 

· Effective time management 

· Committed to superior client service 

· Familiarity with e-filing preferred 

AMLAW 100 - Employment Defense Litigator | Hybrid/Remote (SoCal offices) | $100k–$275k + Bonus + Top Benefits

We’re partnering with a national, full-service litigation platform (Fortune 100 client base) that’s growing its management-side Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice. This is a defense-side opportunity with hybrid flexibility from Southern California offices — and a genuinely strong environment for mentorship, development, and long-term progression.

Highlights

• Management-Side Employment Litigation + Counseling — Wage & hour, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, Title VII, ADEA, FMLA, ADA + related state laws
• Full Litigation Exposure — Take cases from start to finish: pleadings, motions/briefs, ESI review, witness interviews, depositions, hearings, and client-facing work
• Advisory/Counseling Work (a plus) — workplace accommodations, employee relations, mitigation of risk, RIFs, employment agreements, policies/handbooks
• Inclusive, Nationally Recognized Platform — strong track record of recruiting, retaining, and promoting diverse attorneys
• Remote Flexibility + Strong Benefits — generous benefits package + discretionary bonus eligibility

The Role

• Handle all aspects of employment litigation (defense-side / management-side)
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, briefs, and discovery responses
• Conduct and defend depositions; attend court appearances and mediations
• Advise employer clients on workplace law and risk reduction (where applicable)

Compensation

• Up to $275,000 depending on experience
• Actual comp depends on experience, skills, and location; may fall above/below stated ranges.

Must-Haves

• Active California Bar (mandatory)
• Strong employment law foundation (federal + state)
• Excellent writing + communication (strong academics preferred)
• Litigation experience across motions, depositions, court work, and client interaction
• (3+ years preferred; open to all levels with the right background.)

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