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Serving California & Nevada — Under the Supervision of Counsel

NCBA Limited

Careers at NCBA Limited

Bring Your Experience. Build What Comes Next.

Published binding precedent. Nine-figure-estate litigation support. Emergency writs drafted in days. This is the team behind that work — and we are always looking for qualified candidates, with deep family law experience first on the list.

Why NCBA

The Real Work, Not the Adjacent Work.

At NCBA Limited, drafting, research, case preparation, and trial support are the work — not adjacent tasks.

Under the direct supervision of licensed counsel, our team has supported published California precedent, nine-figure-estate litigation, and emergency writs assembled in days. Family law is the deepest bench we are building, which is why family law and high net worth litigation experience carries the most weight.

  • Substantive assignments — briefs, research memos, points and authorities, trial prep
  • Supervision of counsel — licensed attorneys direct and review every legal support task
  • Modern tooling — document systems, legal tech stacks, and AI-era workflows across every role
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18 Supported Practice Areas

Find Your Fit

Choose the Right Starting Point.

Browse all seven roles, or answer four short questions if you want help choosing where to look first. Your choices stay in this browser tab and are never submitted.

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A Real Ladder. One Standard.

Seven roles. Two career tracks. One clear standard: demonstrated ability. Explore the work, compare the expectations, and choose the role that best fits your experience today.

Administrative Track

Receptionist, administrative, and executive-support work keeps the operation running through disciplined intake, scheduling, communications, records, and follow-through.

Legal Track

Legal Assistant through Lead Paralegal work advances from reliable case support to independent drafting, complex-matter execution, quality control, and team leadership under counsel.

Receptionist / Administrative

0–3 Years · Administrative Track

The first voice a firm’s client hears — and the operational backbone behind it: polished call handling and intake screening, calendaring hearings and deadlines in case management and court systems, conflict checks, billing entries in standard 0.1-hour increments, and files kept immaculate.

Start with Administrative

Legal Assistant

0–2 Years Legal · Legal Track

The engine room of a case file and the first rung of the legal track: document assembly, e-filing and proof of service, exhibit organization, deadline tracking, and correspondence that goes out clean the first time — fluent in the document systems the work runs on.

Start with Legal Assistant

Jr. Paralegal

2–5 Years · Family Law / Dependency

Where the drafting craft starts: petitions, responses, and RFO packages with supporting declarations; income and expense disclosures; DVRO paperwork under close supervision; basic discovery; e-filing and deadline tracking against California and Nevada procedure — work product that needs only light review.

Start with Jr. Paralegal

Paralegal

5–10 Years · Family Law

An independently managed caseload: complex motions (move-away, modification, contempt), support calculations in DissoMaster or XSpouse, property tracing and Moore/Marsden analysis, QDROs, trial binders, and research memos for attorney review — trusted to deal directly with clients, opposing counsel, and court staff.

Start with Paralegal

Senior Paralegal

10–15+ Years · Family Law / Dependency

The attorney’s right hand: trial briefs and points and authorities, expert witness coordination, UCCJEA and interstate matters, high-asset dissolution support with business valuation and forensic accounting liaison, and quality control over outgoing filings. Experienced candidates should be ready to discuss and demonstrate that work.

Start with Senior Paralegal

Lead / Supervising Paralegal

15+ Years · The Top of the Track

A strategic partner to supervising counsel: quality control across the full caseload, workflow and deadline oversight, mentoring every junior tier, billing review, legal-technology integration, and calm command of the emergencies — urgent filings, TROs, last-minute trial preparation.

Start with Lead Paralegal

A note on the word “paralegal.” Every paralegal-tier engagement requires qualification under Business and Professions Code section 6450, including continuing-education currency — and if you are still working toward that qualification, keep reading.

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Featured Seventh Role

Executive Assistant to the CEO.

Our CEO is looking for an Executive Assistant — a role for someone who runs a calendar the way a good clerk runs a courtroom. Communications triage, scheduling command, meeting preparation, and follow-through across a company that supports law firms in two states.

Discretion is the entire job description: you will be near confidential matters every day, and § 6453-grade confidentiality discipline is the expectation. Technology fluency is non-negotiable — calendars, documents, and AI-era tools should already feel like home.

Start with Executive Assistant

Readiness & Pathways

Know the Requirements Before You Apply.

There is an honest entry point for candidates still building qualification, and a clear operating standard for experienced remote professionals.

Still Building Paralegal Qualification?

NCBA Limited is not an accredited school or a law firm and cannot certify paralegal qualification under Business and Professions Code section 6450. We can help promising candidates understand legitimate education and work-based learning paths without presenting a referral as qualification.

  • Accredited programs — referrals to institutions whose programs satisfy applicable education requirements
  • Independent law-firm referrals — an introduction to a separate firm that may offer a properly structured, attorney-supervised work-based learning opportunity
  • A working start — administrative and Legal Assistant roles are honest entry points while you complete the pathway
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Ready to Work Remotely?

Experienced candidates may work fully remote when their experience and setup match the demands of large-record, deadline-driven legal work.

  • Experience commensurate with the role — remote autonomy is earned by a track record
  • A professional workstation — large or multiple monitors for document-intensive matters
  • Capable equipment and reliable internet — large records and video conferences without interruption
  • Confidentiality discipline — a workspace and habits that protect client information

Work Can Be Education

Learn on Real Matters Without Confusing Experience With Qualification.

NCBA would make only a referral. A separate law firm — not NCBA — decides whether to offer any role, internship, or externship and is responsible for supervision, classification, compensation, confidentiality, and assignments. A referral is not a placement, legal advice, a school program, or a promise of qualification.

NCBA limits this referral pathway to a current qualification route it can state clearly. Under Business and Professions Code section 6450(c), a person who already holds a bachelor’s or advanced degree may use at least one year of law-related experience under a qualifying attorney, plus that attorney’s written declaration. NCBA does not present other experience routes through this referral pathway.

There is a real time-and-cost tradeoff. The American Bar Association describes certificate programs ranging from roughly four or five months to two years and associate programs that ordinarily take two years, with considerable study and outside assignments. Work-based learning at another firm can build practical experience on actual matters under counsel; if the opportunity is paid, the candidate can learn while earning and is not paying separate tuition or textbook costs for that workplace training. It does not erase formal education required for the candidate’s applicable route.

Hands-on learning has support, but no honest promotion guarantee. Legal-education research on immersive law-firm placements reports stronger practical skills and faster “speed to capability.” That evidence concerns law students, not California paralegal promotions, so NCBA does not claim that an internship automatically produces faster advancement. The defensible promise is simpler: supervised real work can turn theory into judgment, feedback, work habits, and demonstrable skill.

How It Works

From Role Exploration to Application.

Explore the roles, compare the work, and choose where you want to begin. The role explorer never asks for contact information or sends anything; when you are ready, email your résumé using an application link on this page.

Browse or Get Guidance

Compare all seven roles, or answer four distinct questions if you want a practical place to start.

Compare the Work

See the responsibilities, experience signals, practical assessment, and any role-specific prerequisites.

Choose a Role

Use the suggested role as a starting point, compare other paths, and choose the work you want to pursue.

Email Your Résumé

Use the application email link for your chosen role and attach your résumé. Nothing is sent automatically.

Show the Work

Complete a role-matched practical assessment using fictional materials, never client or former-employer information.

Common Questions

Before You Apply.

What kind of engagement is this?

NCBA currently recruits for contractor engagements. Classification, scope, compensation, and terms depend on the role and arrangement and are discussed directly with the candidate, then confirmed in writing for the particular engagement. The page and role explorer do not set them.

Do I need family law experience?

Deep family law experience carries the most weight for the paralegal tiers. Receptionist, Legal Assistant, and Executive Assistant candidates are evaluated on their own craft, though family law familiarity helps.

What does the skills assessment involve?

A practical exercise matched to the role’s work product. Paralegal-tier exercises use fictional drafting, research, and citation materials within a defined window.

How is compensation structured?

Specific compensation and payment terms are discussed directly with the candidate and confirmed in writing for the particular engagement. The role explorer does not set a rate, classification, or payment model.

When should I apply?

When you are ready. NCBA Limited recruits qualified candidates year-round. Explore the roles, choose the work that fits, and use the application email link to send your résumé.

Ready When You Are

Show Us What You Can Already Do.

Five minutes of honest answers and we will tell you which role your experience actually fits — including the one above the one you were going to apply for. Then send it with your résumé, and a person reads it. No auto-rejections, ever.

Rather just send your résumé? Email Contact@NCBALimited.com with the role in the subject line. You do not have to complete the assistant to apply.