Legal Secretary Job at Eastridge Workforce Solutions in San Diego

Seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to support a Native American Law practice in downtown San Diego. If you excel in fast‑paced environments, bring exceptional attention to detail, and thrive in a role that requires strong organization and sound judgment, we’d love to meet you.

Work Schedule

Hybrid work (3 days in office and 2 days remote).

Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. or Tuesday–Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, formatting, and preparing transactional documents, correspondence, resolutions, agreements, and memoranda.
• Assisting with the assembly, execution, and distribution of deal documents, including signature packets and closing binders.
• Managing complex attorney calendars, scheduling meetings with clients, government agencies, and internal teams.
• Coordinating communications with tribal governments, state and federal agencies, and outside parties.
• Organizing due diligence materials, tracking project timelines, and maintaining matter files.
• Preparing and processing expense reports, check requests, and other administrative tasks.
• Supporting attorneys with varying work styles and priorities.
• Conducting preliminary research and assisting with document management related to gaming regulations, tribal‑state compacts, land‑into‑trust matters, and other Native American law issues.
• Assisting with travel arrangements, conference preparation, and client meeting logistics.

Requirements

• Prior experience supporting attorneys in transactional, regulatory, government affairs, or similarly complex practice areas.
• Experience working with tribal governments or Indian law matters is a plus, but not required.

Why this role?

• Hybrid work environment with flexibility to balance office and remote work.
• Collaborative, mission‑driven team culture.
• Opportunity to support high‑impact work involving tribal sovereignty, economic development, and major gaming and commercial projects.
• Competitive compensation. These roles typically pay $87,000–$97,000 depending on experience. If your pay expectation is outside this range, we still encourage you to apply. Bonuses are awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance.
• Full‑time employees can participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including medical (HMO/PPO), dental (HMO/PPO), vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, a robust Employee Assistance Program, firm wellness incentives, an excellent 401(k) profit‑sharing program, and generous time‑off policies.

Compensation

$87‑97K.

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal‑opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.

Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.