Rockville Paralegal

About the position

Steptoe LLP, a Washington, DC-based Am Law 100 law firm, is seeking a Paralegal, to be based in the firm's Complex Litigation Support Center in Rockville, Maryland. The Paralegal will assist attorneys with complex civil litigation document and workflow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review documents in a custom-built database in order to extract information and input the same into the database
• Maintain measured workflow expectations
• May be responsible for preparing travel and check request documents
• May be responsible for updating various Steptoe office lists and logs
• May be responsible for keeping all vendor information up to date
• May be responsible for coding and sending all A/P invoices to DC office for payment
• May assist with keeping inventory and orders all office forms (taxi vouchers, messenger and overnight delivery - UPS, Federal Express, and Overnight Express)
• Assists Administrative Attorney with maintenance of all administrative files
• May learn MMSEA filing requirements, executive quarterly filing, and update database Medicare fields as needed
• Research and resolve issues with invoicing
• Complete other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Facility with computer applications
• Customer service skills
• Communication skills
• Four-year degree

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment in carrying out responsibilities of the job
• Strong initiative
• Organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Team player
• Demonstrated strong, professional customer service skills
• Working knowledge (hands-on) of Microsoft Office Applications (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel) and must remain current on all Steptoe software where it affects the responsibilities of the position
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and projects and complete them under time constraints
• Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate with a diverse group of clients, attorneys, staff, and vendors, and to provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact, while safeguarding confidentiality