Litigation Practice Assistant (Legal Assistant/Secretary)

Stoel Rives • Seattle, WA

13d • $59,000 - $98,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Stoel Rives LLP has an immediate opening for a Litigation Practice Assistant in our Seattle office. This position provides legal and administrative support to attorneys in the Litigation practice group. This position reports to the Practice Assistant Supervisor.

Requirements

• Keep personally identifiable information, personal health information, and attorney/client privileged information confidential
• Prioritize daily responsibilities and special projects and readjust as priorities change
• Coordinate resources to meet deadlines
• Perform multiple tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Maintain a calm, courteous, and professional demeanor at all times
• Be a constant-learner, flexible, proactive, efficient and resourceful
• Take initiative, and follow through
• Solve problems
• Work independently and in an interactive team environment
• Have prompt, regular, and predictable attendance
• Have strong organizational, grammar, and proofreading skills
• Pay attention to detail
• Have outstanding interpersonal and client service skills
• Have clear, effective, and professional verbal and written communication skills
• Be proficient and fluent in reading, writing, and verbal communication in English
• Accurately type 50+ wpm
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• At least three years of experience providing legal administrative support, preferably in the area of litigation law.
• Certificate or college degree in administrative assistant, legal assistant/secretary, or paralegal program, or related field in lieu of one year of work experience.
• Familiarity with local state and federal court procedures and electronic court filing preferred.
• Basic understanding of accounting preferred.
• Operate a telephone, personal computer, and all types of photocopy equipment and other necessary office equipment
• Read and comprehend handwritten and typed notes or instructions
• Type on a computer keyboard in a sitting or standing position for extended periods of time during a 7.5‑hour workday
• Learn and effectively use firm style and software applications
• Accurately proofread documents
• Accurately record and deliver phone messages
• Carry files, binders, and pouches of files for short distances.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with law firm software, such as iManage, Adobe Acrobat, Emburse, Laurel, Aderant, Intapp, Rendezvous, Box, Litera Compare, Metadata Assistant, WestlawNext, WestCheck, and InterAction is a plus

Responsibilities

• Prepare template/shell pleadings and other legal documents; coordinate document production; revise, finalize, file and serve pleadings; and coordinate preparation of attorney and court working notebooks.
• Keyboard correspondence and simple to complex legal documents and forms from transcription, handwritten drafts, or notes; apply track changes, formatting, and styles; proofread, format, edit, label and redact documents; transcribe voice mail messages and attorney dictation; and compare documents using document comparison software and produce redline comparison.
• Enter, proofread, and close timekeepers’ time entries in billing software; review, proofread, distribute, and track prebills and client invoices; manage complex prebills, incorporate edits, and mail out client invoices as needed; research and resolve billing problems and questions from clients and accounting as needed; and process expense reports and invoice disbursement requests.
• Communicate with clients and outside counsel via phone and email; work with clients to obtain signatures on legal documents; coordinate client travel for in-person meetings and hearings; and coordinate client holiday cards and gifts.
• Work with and provide coverage for practice assistant team during times of need, such as heavy workload and unplanned or planned absences; delegate and coordinate projects with support departments; assist coworkers and timekeepers with questions related to technology or firm procedure; and participate in team meetings.
• Scan, copy, fax, print, and organize documents; request and review conflict reports; open new client/matters using firm’s electronic records system; maintain electronic and physical files; retrieve documents from document management system and hard copy files; prepare and maintain notebooks; and transmit voluminous electronic documents via secure file sharing website.
• Maintain timekeepers’ calendars and monitor docketing deadlines; review documents and correspondence for important deadlines and information; maintain Outlook and Interaction contacts and working lists; distribute internal and external mail electronically and/or by hard copy; schedule meetings and coordinate reservations for conference rooms and lunches; track Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits and prepare compliance reports to state bar associations; prepare and submit appropriate request form for business development or professional development expense approval; answer phone calls and relay phone messages; arrange travel; update and maintain practice group page on the firm’s intranet; and comply with firm policies, including confidentiality, insider trading issues, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• paid family & medical leave
• competitive PTO
• remote work options
• competitive and robust medical, dental, vision, life long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options
• generous firm-contributed health savings account
• pre-tax transportation/parking plan including an employer monthly subsidy of $100 for individuals who work 3+ days/week in the office
• annual contribution into the employee’s retirement plan
• annual discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED