Legal Administrative Assistant

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC in Portland, OR is seeking a highly motivated Legal Administrative Assistant with strong litigation experience. The role supports attorneys and paralegals throughout the litigation process, coordinating emails, calendars, calls, and filings while upholding client confidentiality.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, proactive, and adept at learning new firm technology in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Three+ years of litigation experience required.
• Commitment to client confidentiality and professional discretion.
• Ability to learn and apply new firm technology quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to attorneys and paralegals throughout the litigation process.
• Coordinate emails, calendars, contacts, tasks and similar communications.
• Coordinate phone calls, voicemails, and conference calls.
• Proofread documents for content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other errors.
• Finalize documents including redaction of confidential information.
• Assist with bates-stamping and organization of exhibits and discovery.
• Complete electronic court filings in state, federal and appellate courts.
• Schedule, coordinate, track, and manage meetings.

Skills

Litigation experience

Administrative support

Calendar management

Communication skills

Job description

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Legal Administrative Assistant in the Portland, OR office. The ideal candidate is professional in demeanor, detail-oriented, proactive, and enjoys working as a team. Strong organizational skills and the ability to quickly learn and integrate new technical skills and knowledge are required for success in this position.

At least three years of litigation experience required.

All candidates must understand the importance of upholding client confidentiality.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to attorneys and paralegals throughout the litigation process.
• Coordinate email, calendars, contacts, tasks, or similar communications.
• Coordinate phone calls, voicemail messages, and conference calls.
• Proofread documents for content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other errors.
• Finalize documents including redaction of confidential information.
• Assist with bates-stamping and organization of exhibits and discovery.
• Complete electronic court filings in state, federal and appellate courts.
• Schedule, coordinate, track, and manager meetings both internally and externally.
• Proactively monitor attorney calendars and prepare necessary documents for upcoming meetings, hearings, and depositions.
• Schedule and coordinate depositions and hearings.
• Initiate, track, organize vendor payments and settlement checks.
• Schedule, coordinate, track, and manage attorney travel.
• Communicate effectively, courteously, and professionally with clients, attorneys, and professional staff.
• Efficiently and effectively learn and utilize new and existing firm technology.

Baker Sterchi offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, medical, dental, vision, basic and voluntary life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and 401K matching.

Committed to promoting diversity within our organization and the legal community, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds.

About Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC

Founded in 1982, Baker Sterchi is a civil defense litigation and trial law firm with offices in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The firm provides comprehensive legal services across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial and business litigation, construction, employment and labor, insurance coverage and defense, law enforcement and civil rights, government liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, professional and management liability, trial practice and consulting, and transportation litigation. With a team of attorneys who bring decades of courtroom experience, Baker Sterchi is widely recognized for its trial skills and commitment to client service. For more information, visit bakersterchi.com.