Legal Assistant (3-7+)

O'Hagan Meyer•Portland, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

O’Hagan Meyer LLC, a litigation law firm, has an opening for a full-time Legal Assistant in its Portland, OR office. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of experience and must be familiar with Labor and Employment fields of Law. Duties include but are not limited to drafting correspondence, proofreading, formatting, and filing pleadings with State and Federal courts, scheduling depositions, file maintenance, travel arrangements, research, expense reports, and maintaining attorney calendars. O’Hagan Meyer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Ideal candidates should have a very strong understanding of Oregon and Washington State and Federal court rules and procedures, excellent computer skills with knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word, including the formatting of briefs and generating Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in native Word; experience with Adobe Acrobat is also a must; experience with iManage and CourtAlert is a plus; excellent oral and written communication skills; exceptional attention to detail; able to work independently as well as with the team; exceptional organizational skills. Position is full-time, M-F with the possibility of some overtime. Salary based on experience and includes exceptional benefit package.

Requirements

minimum of 3 years of experience
must be familiar with Labor and Employment fields of Law
very strong understanding of Oregon and Washington State and Federal court rules and procedures
excellent computer skills with knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word, including the formatting of briefs and generating Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in native Word
experience with Adobe Acrobat
excellent oral and written communication skills
exceptional attention to detail
able to work independently as well as with the team
exceptional organizational skills