Legal Assistant
Clyde & Co•Seattle, WA
•Hybrid
About The Position
Clyde & Co US LLP seeks a legal assistant with 8+ years of experience to provide excellent secretarial and administrative support to our trial and litigation team. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a paperless environment and will tailor to the unique support needs of each attorney while ensuring the smooth running of the group and department as a whole.
Requirements
- 8+ years of previous experience as a litigation/trial legal assistant or secretary
- Must have legal experience, including filing with state and federal courts.
- Knowledge in e-filing
- Strong work ethic, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential.
- Ability to think ahead; to follow written and verbal instructions, strong skills in writing, researching, and organization/flexibility and Teamwork.
- Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Previous experience with File site or iManage filing systems
- Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision.
- Exceptional attention to detail and high proficiency in proofreading
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and work with professionals inside and outside the firm.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal and administrative support to a team of attorneys
- Create, prepare, proofread, and amend high volume complex legal documents, pleadings, including table of contents and table of authorities, letters and emails
- File pleadings with state and federal courts using various means, including electronic court filing systems.
- Calendar maintenance, such as scheduling hearings, briefing schedules, discovery deadlines, depositions, meetings, and knowledge of civil and federal court deadline filing dates, court rules, and procedures
- Prepare for and assist in trials
- Assist Paralegals in organizing case files and records maintenance
- Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations, and complete attorney monthly expenses to accounting
- Administrative work, including billing, correspondence, invoices and reporting to clients
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Flexibility
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Referral Rewards
- Mentorship & Career Growth
- Engaging Culture
- Inclusive Parental Leave
- Comprehensive Health Benefits
- Robust Disability Coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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