Attorney Practice Coordinator - Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Littler; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 62,253 - 80,272; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness program

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Littler, the global employment and labor law firm, seeks an Attorney Practice Coordinator in Washington, DC, with a hybrid work schedule (in-office 3 days/week). The role supports multiple attorneys, manages calendars and billing, and ensures timely litigation document handling.

Requires extensive knowledge of state and federal judicial systems and agency procedures, superb time management, and strong communication skills. Salary ranges with performance bonuses are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a litigation secretary.
• Highly organized with the ability to support multiple attorneys’ practices and coordinate multiple tasks.
• Strong time management to prioritize and anticipate needs.
• Proactive in identifying and executing tasks related to case timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external parties.
• Expertise with TOC/TOA creation using Best Authority.
• Extensive knowledge of court rules and ECF procedures.
• Proficient with MS Office, Outlook and Adobe.
• Experience with NetDocuments and document management systems.
• Proficient in Forte for creating compliant legal documents and correspondence.
• Knowledge of legal terminology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate attorney support through the Attorney Resource Team and other departments.
• Submit accurate and complete materials with instructions and documentation.
• Communicate with case teams to avoid duplicate requests.
• Verify court deadlines and alert attorneys.
• Create and update litigation matters in Virtual Binder.
• Prepare TOCs and TOAs accurately and on time.
• Coordinate and finalize documents for filing with courts or agencies and for service.
• E-file documents per applicable rules.
• File in NetDocuments timely and correctly.
• Create and submit New Client Matters (NCM) per firm standards.
• Coordinate transcription of audio recordings.
• Coordinate printing and assembly of documents with office services.
• Maintain attorney contact lists in Outlook and InterAction CRM.
• Submit daily task logs detailing projects and assignments.
• Review and revise client pre-bills as needed.

Skills

Litigation experience

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication

TOC/TOA expertise

Court rules & ECF knowledge

MS Office & Outlook

NetDocuments

InterAction CRM

Forte document creation

Legal terminology

Tools

NetDocuments

InterAction

Forte

MS Office

Outlook

Adobe

Job description

The Attorney Practice Coordinator coordinates and performs high level tasks to support multiple attorneys’ practices. Requires excellent time management, communication and organizational skills. Requires extensive knowledge of state and federal judicial systems, and agency procedures in labor and employment law.

This position is resident in Washington, DC, and follows a hybrid schedule working in-office 3 days per week.

Pursuant to Maryland and Washington, DC regulations, the salary for this position is $45.19–$58.27 hourly and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: https://www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating attorney support from Attorney Resource Team and other corporate departments including calendar and billing teams.
• Responsible for accurate and complete submissions to Attorney Resource Team, including thorough instructions and documentation.
• Responsible for communicating with case team to ensure that duplicate requests are not submitted to Attorney Resource Team.
• Responsible for verifying court and other deadlines and alerting attorneys.
• Responsible for creating and updating litigation matters in Virtual Binder.
• Responsible for accurate and timely creation of Tables of Contents (“TOCs”) and Tables of Authorities (“TOAs”).
• Responsible for coordinating and finalizing documents for filing with courts or administrative agencies, and service upon other parties.
• Responsible for e-filing documents with courts and agencies in accordance with applicable rules.
• Responsible for timely and properly filing in NetDocuments.
• Responsible for accurately creating and submitting New Client Matters (“NCM”) within firm standards.
• Responsible for coordinating transcription of audio recordings.
• Responsible for coordinating the printing and assembling of documents with office services personnel.
• Responsible for maintaining attorney contact lists through Outlook and Client Relationship Management system (i.e., InterAction).
• Responsible for timely submission of daily task log identifying projects and assignments.
• May be responsible for reviewing and revising client pre-bills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a litigation secretary.
• Highly organized with ability to support multiple attorneys’ practices and coordinate multiple tasks and requests effectively.
• Demonstrates strong time management expertise with ability to prioritize and anticipate practice needs.
• Demonstrates initiative to identify, monitor and execute tasks related to case timelines.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and proven expertise using Best Authority to produce Tables of Contents (TOC) and Tables of Authorities (TOA).
• Possesses extensive knowledge of court rules and ECF procedures.
• Demonstrates proficiency in using MS Office, Outlook and Adobe.
• Experience with document management systems (i.e., NetDocuments).
• Demonstrates expertise in Forte to create compliant legal documents and correspondence.
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal terminology.

About Littler

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice in the world exclusively devoted to representing management. With more than 1,900 attorneys in over 100offices worldwide, Littler serves as the single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 75 years.

Littler’s unparalleled commitment to labor and employment law helps clients navigate a complex business world with nuanced legal issues—building better solutions for clients’ toughest challenges. With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, Littler is fully focused on its clients. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, Littler fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, Littler disrupts the status quo—delivering bold, groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow.

We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50%schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plan for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children. In addition, we provide a superior 401(k) plan, ample time off programs, mental health programs, family building and caregiving, generous paid parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, a wellness program, flexible spending accounts, and an employee referral bonus program.

For more information about our benefits visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com.

Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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